Dermestid beetles and some other insect pests associated with stored silkworm cocoons in India, including a world list of dermestid species found attacking this commodity

Journal of Stored Products Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 69-89

  Veer, Vijay ^a   Negi, B K ^b   Rao, K M ^a  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT   (India)

^b Central Silk Board ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Anthrenus; Attagenus; Dermestes; identification; Orphinus; silk; Trogoderma

Indexed keywords

ALPHITOBIUS LAEVIGATUS; ANTHRENUS; ATTAGENUS; ATTAGENUS FASCIATUS; BOMBYX MORI; CLERIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DERMESTES; DERMESTES ATER; DERMESTES MACULATUS; DERMESTIDAE; INSECTA; MARAVA ARACHIDIS; NECROBIA RUFIPES; ORPHINUS; ORPHINUS FULVIPES; TENEBRIONIDAE; TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM; TROGODERMA;

EID: 0029687428     PISSN: 0022474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-474X(95)00032-3     Document Type: Article

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