THE DEADLY EFFECT OF THE POMEGRANATE SCALES EXTRACT ON THE PHASES OF THE ADULT ROLE OF THE INSECTS OF The KHABRA TRUGODERMA GRANARIUM (COLEOPTERA: DERMESTIDAE)

Abstract

    The khabra insect is one of the harmful Storeyt pests in the stores and causes severe damage to the stored materials, which reduces its economic and marketing value in iraq. for this reason, recent studies and research have resorted to finding safe and harmless anti -human control methods and other organisms, unlike chemical pesticides. this study was conducted. where the study included for this purpose the use of water and alcoholic pomegranate peel extracts and testing the effect of the killer on the third and fifth phases and the adult role and in a direct way (the insect treatment directly with the extract) where three concentrations were used from the water and alcoholic pomegranate scales extract (punica granatum), which is 2.% , 5%, 10%, as the alcoholic pomegranate peel extract exceeded the water extract in which the third age larvae treated in a direct way, as the killing of the third age larvae was 50.00 at the concentration of 10% on the third day, as well as the 10% alcoholic concentration over the rest of the concentrations. the alcoholic extract also outperformed the concentration of 10% and 5% on the water extract in which the fifth phase larvae treated, as the killing rate reached 46.67 on the third day. the adults were also treated with the extract of pomegranate peels, as the alcoholic extract exceeded 10%on the water extract, as the killing rate reached 73.33 per day.