The efficacy of sieving, filth flotation and Tullgren heat extraction for detecting various developmental stages of Tribolium castaneum and Ephestia kuehniella in samples of wheat grain, flour and semolina

Journal of Stored Products Research

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 279-288

  Hubert, Jan ^a   Nesvorna, Marta ^a   Stejskal, Vaclav ^a  

^a CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Detection; Filth flotation; Sieving; Storage; Stored product insects; Tullgren Berlese funnels

Indexed keywords

ANAGASTA KUEHNIELLA; HEXAPODA; SEMOLINA; TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 70349882082     PISSN: 0022474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jspr.2009.05.003     Document Type: Article

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