TY - JOUR N2 - The granary weevil, Sitophilus granarius (L.), is one of the most important internal feeders of stored grain. Nanotechnology has become one of the most promising new approaches for pest control in recent years. In our screening program, laboratory trials were conducted to determine the effectiveness of silica nanoparticles (SNPs) and zinc nanoparticles (ZNPs) against the larval stage and adults of S. granarius on stored wheat. Nanoparticles of silica and zinc were synthesized through a solvothermal method. They were then used to prepare insecticidal solutions of different concentrations and tested on S. granarius. Silica nanoparticles (SNPs) were found to be highly effective against S. granarius causing 100% mortality after 2 weeks. ZNPs were moderately effective against this pest. L1 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/109963/PDF/Rouhani.pdf L2 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/109963 PY - 2019 IS - No 1 EP - 31 DO - 10.24425/jppr.2019.126033 KW - insecticidal KW - nanoparticles KW - silica KW - Sitophilus granarius KW - zinc A1 - Rouhani, Mohammad A1 - Samih, Mohammad Amin A1 - Zarabi, Mehdi A1 - Beiki, Khalil A1 - Gorji, Mohammad A1 - Aminizadeh, Mohammad Reza PB - Committee of Plant Protection PAS PB - Institute of Plant Protection – National Research Institute VL - vol. 59 DA - 2019.03.08 T1 - Synthesis and entomotoxicity assay of zinc and silica nanoparticles against Sitophilus granarius (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) SP - 26 UR - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/109963 T2 - Journal of Plant Protection Research ER -