Khapra Beetle: A Review of Recent Control Methods
Volume 5 - Issue 5
Usman Khalique1*, Muhammad Umar Farooq1, Muhammad Faizan Ahmed2 and Umar Niaz1
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- 1Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
- 2Institute of Agricultural Sciences, PU, Lahore Pakistan
*Corresponding author:
Usman Khalique, Department of Entomology, Pakistan
Received: December 04, 2018; Published:December 11, 2018
DOI: 10.32474/CIACR.2018.05.000222
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Summary
Research work revealed that stored grain pests pose serious threats to stored food commodities and cause economic losses.
Khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium) considered one of the most destructive pests that has great economic importance because
of starvation capability for three years and has best survival rate at low humidity. T. granarium cause heavy losses in stored
commodities and decrease the quality and quantity of grains. Development of resistance in T. granarium against insecticides like
malathion, phosphine and pyrethroids has further increased its economic importance. There is no review available in the literature
for the stored products policy makers and managers to control this pest. Following study reveals the economic losses cause by
Khapra beetle in storage structures and its control by using integrated pest management strategies
Keywords: Khapra beetle; Trogoderma granarium Everts; Economic losses; Integrated pest management
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