Population Growth Changes in Major Stored Product Insects on Rice Fortified with Spearmint and Basil

Rice is the most important durable food product for more than half of world’s population, as it very nutritious in terms carbohydrate containment and can meet a large part human caloric needs on daily basis. The sensitivity rice fortified with spearmint or basil was evaluated three stored insect species: Sitophilus oryzae (L.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), Rhyzopertha dominica (F.) Bostrychidae) Oryzaephilus surinamensis Silvanidae). Five different containments were used (0, 25, 50, 75 100% total quantity), population growth above species examined after 65 days. We found that fortification generally reduced infestation level tested their growth, compared control rice. In some treatments, there differences between application basil. There higher frass production had been spearmint, indicating patterns. For S. oryzae, gradual increase fortification, number insect-damaged kernels weight damaged reduced, significant recorded results present study are certainly encouraging further utilization characteristics control.