Behavioural responses of Oryzaephilus surinamensis, Tribolium castaneum and Tribolium confusum to naturally and artificially damaged durum wheat kernels

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 195-200

  Trematerra, P ^a   Sciarreta, A ^a   Tamasi, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Coleoptera; Damaged kernels; Host selection; Primary pests; Secondary pests; Stored products; Wheat kernel volatiles

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; FACILITATION; GRAIN CROP; HOST SELECTION; PEST DAMAGE; PEST SPECIES; STORAGE;

BOSTRICHIDAE; COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; ORYZAEPHILUS SURINAMENSIS; RHYZOPERTHA DOMINICA; SILVANIDAE; SITOPHILUS ORYZAE; TENEBRIONIDAE; TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM; TRIBOLIUM CONFUSUM;

EID: 0034105353     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1570-7458.2000.00619.x     Document Type: Article

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