Sitophilus

oxide and nano-zinc oxide against Sitophilus oryzae as a promising insecticide By El-Bendary,* H. M.; Abdel-Wahab, A. S.; El-Helaly, A. A. * Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt Department of Economic Entomology and Pesticides, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt ABSTRACT Rice is one of the most important food crops for more than half of the world 's population, the rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae (L.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

are present in many foods, especially grains. Food laws in many countries do not prohibit insect parts in food, but rather, they limit the quantity. People in rice-eating regions, for example, typically ingest significant numbers of rice weevil (Sitophilus oryzae) larvae, and this has been suggested as an important source of vitamins (Srivastava Babu Pandey 2009). RESEARCH QUESTIONS 1. What is the attitude of people towards Entomophagy? 2. Is the trend of Entomophagy increasing? 3. Are people welcoming