Insect pests are the most successful and diverse groups of animals on earth and are closely
related to our lives and affect the welfare of humans in diverse ways. A vast number of pest …

Pests in stored grains pose a global threat to food security. Tribolium castaneum
(Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) is one of the most serious stored-grain pests in the world …

Storage of rice is affected by various types of post-harvest pests like rice weevil, lesser grain
borer, and other insect pests. An assessment was conducted to assess the status of storage …

The potential of garlic essential oil for its insecticidal and repellent properties against the rice
weevil, Sitophilus oryzae was investigated through various bioassays. The results of the …

Estimated annual post-harvest losses for rice are about 10% of the global production due to
unscientific processing (eg, inadequate drying) and storage (eg, exposure to pests and …

Entomology is a biological science dealing with a specific group of organisms, the insects.
Insect constitute the largest class of the whole living organism. The general understanding of …

Due to green revolution and technological advancement in crop production, India has
attained sufficiency in food grain productivity, yet a large population in our country goes …

A food bowl of India, Punjab contributes 17% to wheat and 12% to rice production per year
from the country's 3% of the net sown area. The grains thus produced are either moved …

India is a big nation with about 160 million hectares of cultivable land and generates up to
300 metric tonnes of food grains annually, however the full potential is not reaching the …

Insect pest infestations on stored rice cause both quantitatively and qualitatively significant
damage and this affects the economy and food security of the country. The samples were …