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 …

Simple Summary The rusty grain beetle, Cryptolestes ferrugineus (Stephens), is a common
pest found worldwide that can adapt to various climates. This insect poses a significant …

Flour beetles of the genus Tribolium Macleay (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) are important
stored product pests in China and worldwide. They are often found or are intercepted in …

Insect DNA barcoding is a species identification technique used in biodiversity assessment
and ecological studies. However, DNA extraction can result in the loss of up to 70% of DNA …

Effective pest management relies on accurate delimitation of species and, beyond this, on
accurate species identification. Mitochondrial COI sequences are useful for providing initial …

Brown planthopper (BPH), Nilaparvata lugens (Stål) and white-backed planthopper (WBPH),
Sogatella furcifera (Horváth) are the most destructive sucking insect pests of rice in all rice …

Psocids are important stored product pests found worldwide that can be spread through
grain trade. Most stored-product psocids, including eggs, nymphs, and adults, are very small …

Thrips from the genus Frankliniella (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) are phytophagous on crops
and wild plants. Some of them cause slight economic damage, however, others including F …

Flour beetles of the genus Palorus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) are important secondary
storage pests. Correct identification of these insects is urgently required for integrated pest …

Abstract Sitophilus oryzae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and Sitophilus zeamais (Coleoptera:
Curculionidae) are major insect pests of farm-stored grains in China. Moreover, their …