Insecticidal and Repellent Activity of Different Pomegranate Peel Extracts Against Granary Weevil Adults
Federica Lo Muzio, Onofrio Marco Pistillo, Ilaria D’Isita, Giovanni Iadarola, Antonella Di Palma, Antonio De Cristofaro, Giuseppe Rotundo, Giacinto Salvatore Germinara · 2025
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Federica Lo Muzio and seven co-authors test pomegranate peel extracts against a stored-grain pest in a 2025 study. The granary weevil eats into wheat stocks worldwide, and chemical sprays raise safety and resistance worries. Pomegranate peel, a juice-industry waste, is rich in active plant compounds that might do the job more gently.
Peels were extracted with three solvents and tested on adult weevils for killing power by touch and by feeding, plus repellent and feeding-deterrent effects. The acetone and hexane extracts killed half the weevils at low doses within a day. At the highest feeding dose, the acetone extract cut feeding by about 80 percent and slashed food intake. Waste peels could thus yield a store-room protectant.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Federica Lo Muzio, Onofrio Marco Pistillo, Ilaria D’Isita, Giovanni Iadarola, Antonella Di Palma, Antonio De Cristofaro, Giuseppe Rotundo, Giacinto Salvatore Germinara |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 39 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |