D. Thorpe, G. Ware
Jun 1, 1963
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Journal of Economic Entomology
Abstract
Two nitrofurans, thiofuradene (1-(5-nitrofurfurylidene)-2-imidazolidinethione), and nitrofurazone (5-nitro-2-furaldehyde semicarbazone), caused no permanent sterility at 0.0005% to 0.05% in food given to larvae and adults of the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum (Herbst), the granary weevil, Sitophilus granarius (L.), and the Angoumois grain moth, Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier). At the higher dosage levels, a high larval and adult mortality occurred which indicated that both nitrofurans had exerted either a toxic or repellent effect on these insects.