Since the 1960s grain protectants have been used as a primary means of insect pest
management in bulk storages, especially in countries which store large amounts of grain for …

The lesser grain borer, Rhyzopertha dominica (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) is a primary pest of
stored grains in many regions of the world. A literature review was done to present a …

This chapter describes the evolution of insecticide resistance in insects along with
quantitative techniques for measuring resistance and resistance inheritance. It deals with the …

Effectiveness of the bacterium-derived insecticide, spinosad, was determined against eight
storage pests of Australia. Laboratory experiments were carried out on relevant resistant …

The failure to control Rhyzopertha dominica in Brazil has been recorded in many storage
units where the insecticide deltamethrin was used to protect grains. Samples from these and …

The inheritance and fitness of phosphine resistance was investigated in an Australian strain
of the rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae (L.), as well as its prevalence in eastern Australia. This …

The effects of exposure period and phosphine concentration on mortality of susceptible and
resistant Sitophilus oryzae (L) were investigated. Although S oryzae is one of the world's …

Treatments with conidia of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae formulated
in invert emulsion (water-in-oil formulation) or in wheat flour were applied to Rhyzopertha …

The life history, feeding indices, and digestive enzymatic activity of Tribolium castaneum
(Herbst)(Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) were studied on flours of 10 commodities (artificial diet …

In this work, the essential oils (EO) were extracted from seven typical Chinese herbs, and
their repellent and contact toxicities against Tribolium castaneum adults (red flour beetles) …