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Castro RA, Neto OP, Mendes ALS, Moreira LH. Acaricidal action of ozone on larvae and engorged females of Rhipicephalus microplus: a dose-dependent relationship. Exp Appl Acarol 2023; 89:433-445. [PMID: 37029855 DOI: 10.1007/s10493-023-00791-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2022] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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The tick Rhipicephalus microplus is a vector of infectious agents that causes great economic loss in the productivity of cattle herds. Several studies have sought natural compounds with acaricidal activity to control ticks, without allowing the development of resistance, without causing environmental damage, and without presenting toxicity to the hosts. The activity of ozone on the natural biomolecules of living beings has been studied as an alternative to control arthropods and acaricidal effects were shown on ticks. The aim of the present study was to assess the acaricidal effect on larvae and engorged females of R. microplus according to ozone dose. Larvae (n = 377) were distributed in 10 groups and engorged females (n = 284) were distributed in 14 groups. One group was used as control (not exposed to ozone) and the other groups were exposed to ozone gas for 5-105 min. Ozone had a dose-dependent acaricidal effect on both larvae and engorged females. Dosages between 355 and 2130 mg/L min had a delayed acaricidal effect (12-180 h), leading to the death of all engorged females before laying eggs, whereas doses between 3195 and 7455 mg/L min showed immediate acaricidal effect (5 min to 4 h). Doses between 1775 and 6390 mg/L min had an immediate (up to 5 min) acaricidal effect on the larvae of this species. Further studies should consider longer follow-up times during the assessment of the acaricidal activity against ticks.
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- R A Castro
- Biomedical Engineering Center, Anhembi Morumbi University (UAM), Rua Casa do Ator, 294, Campus Vila Olímpia, São Paulo, SP, CEP 04546-001, Brazil
- Centro Universitário de Barra Mansa (UBM), Rua José Maria da Cruz, 267, Centro, Barra Mansa, RJ, CEP 27330-550, Brazil
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- Biomedical Engineering Center, Anhembi Morumbi University (UAM), Rua Casa do Ator, 294, Campus Vila Olímpia, São Paulo, SP, CEP 04546-001, Brazil
- Center of Innovation, Technology and Education (CITÉ), Estrada Dr. Altino Bondesan, 500, Distrito de Eugênio de Melo, São José dos Campos, SP, CEP 12247-016, Brazil
- Arena235 Research Lab BR, Rua Carlos Maria Auricchio, 55-Jardim Aquarius, São José dos Campos, SP, CEP 12246-876, Brazil
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- Animal and Human Anatomy Department, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ), Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, 23890-000, Brazil
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- Biomedical Engineering Center, Anhembi Morumbi University (UAM), Rua Casa do Ator, 294, Campus Vila Olímpia, São Paulo, SP, CEP 04546-001, Brazil.
- Center of Innovation, Technology and Education (CITÉ), Estrada Dr. Altino Bondesan, 500, Distrito de Eugênio de Melo, São José dos Campos, SP, CEP 12247-016, Brazil.
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Sitoe EDPE, Faroni LRD, de Alencar ER, Silva MVDA, Salvador DV. Low-pressure ozone injection system: relationship between reaction kinetics and physical properties of grains. J Sci Food Agric 2023; 103:1183-1193. [PMID: 36085570 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.12212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Revised: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 09/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND The ozonation of grains in a closed system at low pressure is a strategy with the potential for treating packaged products. Research is necessary to characterize the reaction kinetics of ozone in this type of injection system so that it is possible to design chambers and determine the ozone concentrations suitable for commercial-scale applications. The objective of this study was therefore to characterize the low-pressure ozone injection system in relation to the physical properties of the grains and determine possible changes in their quality. Samples (5 kg each) of common beans, cowpea beans, corn, popcorn kernels, paddy rice, and polished rice were exposed to ozone in a 70 L hypobaric chamber. Initially, the internal pressure of the chamber was reduced to 500 hPa. Then, ozone was injected at a concentration of 32.10 g m-3 at a volumetric flow rate of 1 L min-1 until reaching a pressure of 1000 hPa. To relate the decomposition of ozone to the grains that were being evaluated, different physical properties were determined, and quality analysis was conducted. RESULTS Ozone gas half-life outside and inside the package depended on the grain type. Ozone decomposition was quickest in polished rice and slowest in common beans. The half-life of the different grains ranged from 17.8 to 52.9 and 16.4 to 52.9 min, outside and inside the package, respectively. Considering the physical properties, specific surface (Ss), surface area (SA), and sphericity (φ) exhibited a significant correlation with the decomposition rate constant (k) of ozone. However, the variables volume (V), permeability (K), porosity (ε), and specific mass (ρ) showed no correlation with k. CONCLUSION The physical properties of grain influenced the reaction kinetics of ozone gas during the low-pressure injection process. Ozone gas injection at low pressures did not alter the quality attributes of the grains under study. © 2022 Society of Chemical Industry.
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Mishra G, Palle AA, Srivastava S, Mishra HN. Disinfestation of stored wheat grain infested with Rhyzopertha dominica by ozone treatment: process optimization and impact on grain properties. J Sci Food Agric 2019; 99:5008-5018. [PMID: 30973646 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.9742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2018] [Revised: 11/27/2018] [Accepted: 04/07/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Ozone is a highly oxidative gas that has a long history of safe use as a disinfectant and sanitizer from producers of pharmaceuticals and many other organic compounds. In the current work, disinfestation of stored wheat grain infested with a common insect, Rhyzopertha dominica, was attempted through ozone (O3 ) treatment as an alternative to chemical fumigants. RESULTS The optimized treatment conditions for ozone fumigation of stored wheat grain were 12% (w/w) grain moisture, 2.5 g m-3 ozone concentration and 8 h of treatment. The mortality of R. dominica adults, pupae, larvae and eggs was 97, 100, 99 and 100%, respectively. Moisture and protein content of the ozone-treated wheat was found to be lower as compared to infested wheat. Microstructural changes in the treated samples were clearly visible on scanning electron microscopy images, whereas minimal changes at the molecular level and of rheological parameters were evident based on Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy peak and rheometry data. CONCLUSION Ozone was found to be an effective reagent for disinfestation, aimed at all life stages of R. dominica in stored wheat grain, that leaves no residue behind. Rotational strategies can be applied to obtain increased mortality while maintaining the usability of the grain for different purposes. © 2019 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Gayatri Mishra
- Agricultural and Food Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India
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- Rural Development Center, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal, India
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- Agricultural and Food Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India
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- Agricultural and Food Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India
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Tang Q, Zhang Y, Shen C, Xia D. Identification and Expression Profiling of Odorant Receptor Protein Genes in Sitophilus zeamais (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) Using RT-qPCR. Neotrop Entomol 2019; 48:538-551. [PMID: 30783993 DOI: 10.1007/s13744-019-00671-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2018] [Accepted: 01/22/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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This study aimed to identify ORs (odorant receptors) and Orco (odorant receptor coreceptor) genes in Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea), to explore the relative expression levels of these genes in different adult tissues and obtain information on highly expressed receptor proteins. Putative OR and Orco genes were identified from transcriptomic data previously obtained for S. zeamais using bioinformatics methods. Quantitative real-time PCR was used to compare the differences in expression in seven adult tissues (male antennae, female antennae, heads, thoraxes, abdomens, wings, and legs). The candidate OR and Orco gene sequences were analyzed, and the protein physicochemical properties were predicted. We identified 64 OR genes including the Orco gene. Forty-seven OR genes, including Orco, were over expressed in male or female antennae. Seventeen OR genes appeared to be expressed at elevated levels in male antennae. Twenty-nine genes were expressed at significantly elevated levels in female antennae. In total, 11 OR genes were selected for further sequence analysis. The selected proteins were structurally characterized, and bioinformatics analysis was performed. Overall, in this study, candidate ORs of S. zeamais have been identified for the first time, and these ORs could be molecular targets for interference in the insect olfactory system.
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- Q Tang
- Dept of Entomology, Anhui Agricultural Univ, No. 130 Changjiang West Road, Hefei, 230036, Anhui, People's Republic of China.
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- Dept of Entomology, Anhui Agricultural Univ, No. 130 Changjiang West Road, Hefei, 230036, Anhui, People's Republic of China
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- Dept of Entomology, Anhui Agricultural Univ, No. 130 Changjiang West Road, Hefei, 230036, Anhui, People's Republic of China
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- Dept of Entomology, Anhui Agricultural Univ, No. 130 Changjiang West Road, Hefei, 230036, Anhui, People's Republic of China
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Tang QF, Shen C, Zhang Y, Yang ZP, Han RR, Wang J. Antennal transcriptome analysis of the maize weevil Sitophilus zeamais: Identification and tissue expression profiling of candidate odorant-binding protein genes. Arch Insect Biochem Physiol 2019; 101:e21542. [PMID: 30820994 DOI: 10.1002/arch.21542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2018] [Revised: 01/14/2019] [Accepted: 02/05/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Our bioassays reviewed that antennae played crucial roles in the responses of maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais) to food and sex volatiles. In order to identify the maize weevil odorant-binding protein (OBP) genes, we analyzed its antennal transcriptome. In total, 21,587,928 high-quality clean reads were obtained from RNA-seq, 52,206 unigenes were assembled, and 25,744 unigenes showed significant similarity ( E value < 10 -5 ) to known proteins in the NCBI nonredundant protein database. From those unigenes, we identified 41 candidate OBP proteins, which could be categorized into dimeric OBPs subfamily, minus-C OBPs subfamily, and classical OBPs subfamily. Phylogenic analysis indicated that most maize weevil OBPs were closely related to their orthologues in other beetles of the Superfamily Curculionoidea. We further investigated the expression profiles of those candidate OBP genes by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. Twenty-six of forty-one maize weevil OBP genes were highly expressed in the antennae or other parts of the head. The rest were expressed in the legs, wings, or other tested tissues. The antennal transcriptomic data and candidate OBP genes described here provide a basis for the functional studies of the maize weevil chemical perception, which are potential novel targets for pest control strategies.
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- Qing-Feng Tang
- Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Entomology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
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Souza LPD, Faroni LRD, Heleno FF, Cecon PR, Gonçalves TDC, Silva GJD, Prates LHF. Effects of ozone treatment on postharvest carrot quality. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2017.11.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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E X, Subramanyam B, Li B. Efficacy of Ozone against Phosphine Susceptible and Resistant Strains of Four Stored-Product Insect Species. Insects 2017; 8:insects8020042. [PMID: 28398263 PMCID: PMC5492056 DOI: 10.3390/insects8020042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2017] [Revised: 04/03/2017] [Accepted: 04/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The efficacy of ozone was evaluated against four economically-important stored-product insect species at 27.2 °C and 20.4% r.h. Adults of phosphine-susceptible laboratory strains and phosphine-resistant field strains of the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum (Herbst), saw-toothed grain beetle, Oryzaephilus surinamensis (Linnaeus), maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky, and rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae (Linnaeus), were exposed in vials to an ozone concentration of 0.42 g/m3 (200 ppm) for 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10 and 12 h with 0 and 10 g of wheat. Initial and final mortalities were assessed 1 and 5 d after exposure to ozone, respectively. After an 8–12-h exposure to ozone, initial mortality of Sitophilus spp. and O. surinamensis was 100%, whereas the highest initial mortality of T. castaneum was 90%. A 3–4-h exposure to ozone resulted in 100% final mortality of Sitophilus spp., whereas O. surinamensis required a 6- to 10-h exposure to ozone. Adults of T. castaneum were least susceptible to ozone, and after a 10-h exposure, mortality ranged between 82 and 95%. Time for the 5 d 99% mortality (LT99) for adults of laboratory and field strains of Sitophilus spp., O. surinamensis and T. castaneum were 2.00–5.56, 4.33–11.18 and 14.35–29.89 h, respectively. The LT99 values for adults of T. castaneum and O. surinamensis were not significantly different between bioassays conducted with 0 and 10 g of wheat. The LT99 values for the laboratory strains of Sitophilus spp. in the absence of wheat were significantly lower than those obtained in the presence of wheat. Both phosphine-susceptible and -resistant strains were equally susceptible to ozone. Ozone effectively suppressed adult progeny production of all four species. Ozone is a viable alternative fumigant to control phosphine-resistant strains of these four species.
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- Xinyi E
- Department of Grain Science and Industry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA.
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- Department of Grain Science and Industry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA.
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- Department of Grain Science and Industry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA.
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