The khapra beetle, Trogoderma granarium is a serious pest of stored grains in many nations. Larvae T. may be persistent warehouse conditions due to the ability enter facultative diapause. Thus, better understanding their behavior with respect movement as they seek places refuge or food lead improvements development monitoring tools and control technologies. distance that beetle larvae walk on v...

The anti-feedant and growth inhibitory effects of seed extracts of custard apple in hexane, ethyl acetate and methanol were tested against neonate and 7 days old larvae of the Khapra beetle, Trogoderma granarium, using a feeding bioassay. The LC50 values for hexane, ethyl acetate and methanol extracts were 1195.41, 305.36 and 1446.32 ppm for neonate larvae; 5805, 1300 and 5815 ppm for 7 days ol...

Bu çalışma, sedef otu (Ruta graveolens L.) bitkisinin çiçek ve yapraklarından elde edilen uçucu yağın Khapra böceği [Trogoderma granarium (Coleoptera: Dermestidae)] larva erginlerine karşı fumigant etkilerini belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Stok kültürlerin yetiştirilmesi denemeler 35±2 ºC sıcaklık 16 saat aydınlık 8 karanlık fotoperiyot koşullarında 3 tekerrürlü her tekerrürde tekrar olacak ş...

Khapra beetle Trogoderma granarium is a destructive and voracious feeder of several stored products such as wheat, maize rice, it quarantine pest for wheat producing countries like Pakistan. The present study evaluated its biological morphological parameters on different varieties. results revealed that incubation period was varied from 7.01-8.91 days, being longest the variety Faisalabad-08, s...

Efficacy of essential oils extracted from peel of various citrus species; Citrus reticulata, Citrus sinensis, Citrus paradisi and Citrus grandis were determined against the adults of Callosobruchus chinensis and Tribolium castaneum as well as against the larvae of Trogoderma granarium in order to find out safe alternatives of high toxics. Four concentrations of each oil; 2%, 4%, 6% and 8% were ...