Different Types Of Storage Pests And Its Life Cycle Flashcards
Major source of infestations are?
Old gunny bags
Uncleared storage structure
Cross infestation
How many insect species associated with stored grain product _________ and how many of them cause significant economic losses ___________
600 , 100
Storage loss depends on how many factors and their name
4
Rodents
Birds
Insects
Moisture
What percentage of storage loss occurs due to Rodents
2.5 %
What percentage of storage loss happen due to birds
0.85 %
What percentage of storage loss happen due to Insects
2.55 %
What percentage of storage loss occurs due to moisture
0.68 %
Higher insects activity causes heating of grains which facilitates ____________ growth
Fungal
The present advances in grain technology in the country have brought us to situation where we can store food grains for prolonged period I.e. up to ______________ years.
3 to 5 years
Insects fall under which class
Hexapoda
Insects fall under which phylum
Arthropoda
Insects are having some basic characteristics like hard outer covering called ____________
Exoskeleton
Insect body is divided into three distinct regions called
Head
Thorax
Abdomen
Head of insects contains
Olfactory organs
compound Eye
Mouthparts
Thorax of insects has three segment
Prothorax
Me so-thorax
Meta-thorax
In insects Legs are attached in which body parts
Thorax
Class Hexapoda have two sub-class
1. Primitive wingless insects
2. Winged & secondarily wingless insects
Name of both are
Apterygota
Pterygota
Subclass Pterygota divided in two Divisions are
Exopterygota
Endopterygota
Order Coleoptera consists
Beetles
Order Lepidoptera consists mainly
Moths & Butterflies
Major pests life cycle involved with the whole grain as their young one bore and feed inside the kernel part of the grain which sometimes creates ______________
Hidden Infestation
The majority of stored food grains insect pest are
Beetles (Order-Coleoptera)
Moths (Lepidoptera)
Scientific name of beetle “Rice Weevil “ is
Sitophilus Oryzae (major pests)
Scientific Name of “Lesser Grain Borer” is
Rhizopertha Dominica (Major pests)