Insect pests of stored grain : biology, behavior, and management strategies /
author: Ranjeet Kumar, PhD.
- 394p
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction to storage entomology -- History of grain or seed storage -- Classification and identification of important stored grain/seed insects -- Important stored grain and seed insect pests -- Detection of infestation in stored product -- Estimation of losses due to insects in stored products -- Sources and kind of infestation -- Factors affecting infestation of storage insects -- Methods of storage and different storage structures -- Behavioral management of storage insects -- Management of stored grain and seed insects by plant products -- Integrated management of storage insects -- Fumigation of stored products -- Important mites associated with stored produce and their management -- Important birds associated with stored grain and their management -- Important rodents in warehouse or godown and their management -- Important storage fungi and their management -- Stored grain insects of quarantine importance.
9781771885034
Grain--Storage--Diseases and injuries. Grain--Diseases and pests. Insect pests--Control.