Talapala Sai Kumar

Effects of Temperature on the Egg Hatching and Adult Emergence in Callosobruchus chinensis L. (Chrysomelidae: Coleoptera)

Talapala Sai Kumar, Sake Manideep, B. Tulasi, Thrisha K.S & Yamini R · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2024

This study investigated the impact of constant temperatures (-15°C, 7°C, 28°C, and 35°C) on Callosobruchus chinensis L. (Chrysomelidae: Coleoptera). The results indicated that temperatures outside the control temperature of 28°C i.e. (-15°, 7°, and 35°C) significantly affected th...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jsrr/2024/v30i82253

Efficacy of Some Essential Oils against Caryedon serratus (Olivier) – A Storage Pest of Groundnut

Aswini R, Sake Manideep, Talapala Sai Kumar, Dinesh Kumar S, Chirasani Naga Rani, Ilakkia M, Indujja M & Anitha R · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2024

A laboratory study evaluated the efficacy of essential oils, particularly camphor oil and peppermint oil, to control groundnut bruchid, Caryedon serratus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in stored peanuts. At a 3% concentration, these oils achieved impressive results, killing all adul...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ejnfs/2024/v16i81518

Impact of Different Food Sources on the Developmental Biology and Host Preferences of the Red Flour Beetle Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

Sake Manideep, S.N. Salma Banu, Talapala Sai Kumar, S.V. Sangeetha, Tulasi B, S. Padmashree, K. Kruthi Reddy & K.S. Kedswin · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2024

An experiment conducted at the seed center laboratory at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University during June 2022 evaluated the host preferences and developmental biology of the red flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum) across three food sources: broken rice with rice flour, broken wheat...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i81180