Abstract
Abstract Methyl benzoate is a newly discovered natural insecticide. In this study, we evaluated methyl benzoate as a potential fumigant for controlling four pests including western flower thrips (WFT), Frankliniella occidentalis , lettuce aphid, Nasonovia ribisnigri , rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae , and bulb mites, Rhizoglyphus spp., at different temperatures and effects on post‐harvest quality of apples. Methyl benzoate fumigations were effective against all four pests. Complete control of WFT and lettuce aphid was both achieved in 8, 16 and 24 hr at 25, 13 and 2°C, respectively. For rice weevil, complete control was achieved in 16 and 72 hr with and without rice at 25°C, respectively. Complete control of bulb mites was achieved in 64 hr at 25°C on peanut. In addition, a 24 hr methyl benzoate fumigation at 2°C had complete control of WFT but had no negative impact on visual quality of apples of three varieties 4 weeks after fumigation. These results suggest that methyl benzoate fumigation has potential to be an alternative treatment to methyl bromide fumigation, which has been phased out, for post‐harvest pest control for stored products and may also have potential to control other pests on fresh products.
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Claim · model-written summary
Methyl benzoate fumigation was effective against all four pests.
- Taxon
- apple
Malus domesticat0 - Treatment
- Methyl benzoate fumigationse0
- Outcome
- all four pestse0
- Direction
- effectivee0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“its effects on apple quality”
e0“Methyl benzoate fumigations were effective against all four pests”
Claim · model-written summary
Complete control of western flower thrips and lettuce aphid was achieved at 25, 13 and 2 C after 8, 16 and 24 hr of fumigation.
- Taxon
- appleMalus domesticat0
- Treatment
- Methyl benzoate fumigationse0
- Interactor
- WFTe1pest
- Second interactor
- lettuce aphid
Nasonovia ribisnigrie1pest - Outcome
- Complete control of WFT and lettuce aphide1
- Qualifier
- in 8, 16 and 24 hr at 25, 13 and 2°C, respectivelye1
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Verbatim
t0“its effects on apple quality”
e0“Methyl benzoate fumigations were effective against all four pests”
e1“Complete control of WFT and lettuce aphid was both achieved in 8, 16 and 24 hr at 25, 13 and 2°C, respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
For rice weevil, complete control was achieved in 16 and 72 hr with and without rice at 25 C.
- Taxon
- appleMalus domesticat0
- Treatment
- Methyl benzoate fumigationse0
- Interactor
- rice weevil
Sitophilus oryzaee2pest - Outcome
- complete controle2
- Qualifier
- with and without rice at 25°Ce2
Not reportedComparatorDirection
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t0“its effects on apple quality”
e0“Methyl benzoate fumigations were effective against all four pests”
e2“For rice weevil, complete control was achieved in 16 and 72 hr with and without rice at 25°C, respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
Complete control of bulb mites was achieved in 64 hr at 25 C on peanut.
- Taxon
- appleMalus domesticat0
- Treatment
- Methyl benzoate fumigationse0
- Interactor
- bulb mitese3pest
- Outcome
- Complete control of bulb mitese3
- Qualifier
- in 64 hr at 25°C on peanute3
Not reportedComparatorDirection
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t0“its effects on apple quality”
e0“Methyl benzoate fumigations were effective against all four pests”
e3“Complete control of bulb mites was achieved in 64 hr at 25°C on peanut”
Claim · model-written summary
A 24 hr methyl benzoate fumigation at 2 C had no negative impact on the visual quality of three apple varieties 4 weeks after fumigation.
- Taxon
- appleMalus domesticat0
- Treatment
- a 24 hr methyl benzoate fumigation at 2°Ce4
- Outcome
- visual quality of applese4
- Direction
- no negative impacte4
- Qualifier
- of three varieties 4 weeks after fumigatione4
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“its effects on apple quality”
e4“a 24 hr methyl benzoate fumigation at 2°C had complete control of WFT but had no negative impact on visual quality of apples of three varieties 4 weeks after fumigation”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors suggest methyl benzoate fumigation could be an alternative to methyl bromide fumigation for postharvest pest control.
- Taxon
- appleMalus domesticat0
- Treatment
- methyl benzoate fumigatione5
- Outcome
- alternative treatment to methyl bromide fumigatione5
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Verbatim
t0“its effects on apple quality”
e5“These results suggest that methyl benzoate fumigation has potential to be an alternative treatment to methyl bromide fumigation”
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