Date of Award
9-11-2015
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Biology, MS
First Advisor
Tanja McKay
Committee Members
Thomas Risch; Virginie Rolland
Call Number
LD 251 .A566t 2015 T52
Abstract
Many stored-product insects were found associated in rice commercial mills and on-farm facilities. To better understand the seasonal and temporal distributions of stored-product insect at these facilities, I conducted two studies. A study over a three-year period (2012-2014) was conducted to examine red flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum) distributions at four rice mills. Beetles were captured using baited Dome traps placed inside and outside of mills. The second study was conducted over a two-year period (2013-1014) to estimate the abundance of red flour beetles and four other stored-product insects [cigarette beetle (Lasioderma serricorne), warehouse beetle (Trogoderma variabile), lesser grain borer (Rhyzopertha dominica) and Indianmeal moth (Plodia interpunctella)] at four on-farm storages using two types of pheromone baited traps (Dome and sticky traps). Results of these studies can be used as a baseline to implement and improve integrated pest management plans specific for rice mills and on-farm storages. Key words: stored-product pests, pheromone traps, pest monitoring, rice mills, on-farm rice storages.
Rights Management
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Recommended Citation
Bowombe Toko, Martine Patiance, "Spatio-Temporal Distribution of Stored-Product Insects with Emphasis on Red Flour Beetles (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) In Rice Mills and On-Farm Storage Facilities" (2015). Student Theses and Dissertations. 735.
https://arch.astate.edu/all-etd/735
