The effect of dried garlic leaves at three weight ratios on controlling damage caused by the potato tuber moth Phthorimaea operculella, in storage

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1 Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran

2 Food Sciences and Technology Department, Faculty of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

Abstract

The potato tuber moth, Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller), is a major pest of stored potato tubers. In this study, the effect of dried garlic leaves (G), Allium sativum L., on bags of potato tubers (P), Solanum tuberosum (L.), at three weight ratios of 10:0.5, 10:1, and 10:1.5 (P:G), along with a control (10:0) was evaluated on damage by potato tuber moth larvae in a storage. In these experiments, 20 pairs of P. operculella adults were released in the center of the storage. After 30 days of release, the damage index (including clean tubers and tubers with light, moderate, and severe damage), the number of larval tunnels, and the number of live larvae were determined in selected potato tubers per treatment. The results showed a significant increase in the number of clean tubers in the 10:1 and 10:1.5 treatments compared to the control. The total damage index (DI) was lower in the 10:1 and 10:1.5 treatments compared to the control. In addition, a significant reduction in the number of larval tunnels and live larvae per tuber was observed in the 10:1 and 10:1.5 treatments compared to the control. Moreover, a significant negative linear regression relationship was found between the total polyphenol content measured at three weight ratios of dried garlic leaves (0.5, 1, and 1.5 kg) and the number of tunnels and total damage index. Therefore, the use of dried garlic leaves on potato tuber bags in 10:1 and 10:1.5 (P:G) ratios can be effective in controlling P. operculella during storage.

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Plant Pest Research
Volume 15, Issue 2
September 2025
Pages 1-11

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  • Receive Date: 06 May 2025
  • Revise Date: 19 July 2025
  • Accept Date: 20 July 2025

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