• D.Bhavani
• .S. Nalina Sundari

Insect pests are the big enemies of farmers as they destroy crops, stored grains; act as a vector of diseases of livestock etc. Tribolium castaneum is a serious pest of stored products. It attacks stored grain products such as flour, cereals, crackers, beans, spices, pasta, cake mix, dried pet food, dried flowers, chocolate, nuts, seeds, and even dried museum specimens. The infested products gives off a displeasing odour, and becomes unfit for human consumption. Though the chemical insecticides are used to protect stored grains, they have adverse effect on human beings and environment. However, increased concern by the consumers over insecticides residues call for new approaches to control stored product insects using botanical pesticides. Therefore the present investigation were aimed at studying the effect of botanical pesticide, Azadirachtin and chemical insecticide cypermethrin on T. castaneum.

Tribolium castaneum, Azadirachtin and Cypermethrin.

"SYNERGISTIC EFFICACY OF BOTANICAL INSECTICIDE, AZADIRACHTIN AND A SYNTHETIC INSECTICIDE, CYPERMETHRIN AGAINST STORED PRODUCT PEST, TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.205-211, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904T30.pdf

"SYNERGISTIC EFFICACY OF BOTANICAL INSECTICIDE, AZADIRACHTIN AND A SYNTHETIC INSECTICIDE, CYPERMETHRIN AGAINST STORED PRODUCT PEST, TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp205-211, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904T30.pdf