Quinone contamination of dehusked rice by Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

Journal of Stored Products Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 31-37

  Hodges, R J ^a   Robinson, R ^a   Hall, D R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

milled rice; quinones; Tribolium castaneum

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; INSECTA; TENEBRIONIDAE; TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM;

EID: 0029690192     PISSN: 0022474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-474X(95)00036-7     Document Type: Article

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