Insects cause a major loss in stored food grains. Besides, pestilential activities of insects in
stored food grains affect the marketability as well as the nutritional values. Early detection …

For stored grains and their powders, pest infestation has always been a knotty problem and
thus comprises a serious threat to global food security. Obviously, timely, rapid and accurate …

The progress in understanding the stored grain ecosystem is reviewed. Succession of
insects, insect movement and distribution, interaction among insects and microflora, and the …

Each year, unwanted plant pests and diseases, such as Hendel or potato soft rot, cause
damage to crops and ecosystems all over the world. To continue to feed the growing …

Due to environmental concerns, health hazards to man and the evolution of resistance in
insect pests, there have been constant efforts to discover newer insecticides both from …

As wheat flour is a raw material for many food products, its cleanliness has a great impact on
the safety of flour-derived products. The red flour beetle known as Tribolium castaneum …

The objective of this study was to identify volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from flour,
Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) and flour infested by T. castaneum separately, to confirm the …

BACKGROUND Movement of the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum (Herbst)(Coleoptera:
Tenebrionidae), in stored products is mediated by food volatiles and other semiochemicals …

Tribolium castaneum, a secondary pest that feeds on processed stored grains, can cause
serious damage on stored grain. To reduce the loss of stored grain caused by pest …

To reduce food loss from stored products by insect attack, monitoring and early detection of
insects are essential. Presently, monitoring with pheromone traps is the primary method for …