Psocid: A new risk for global food security and safety

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 89-100

  Ahmedani, Muhammad Shoaib ^a   Shagufta, Naz ^b   Aslam, Muhammad ^a   Hussnain, Sayyed Ali ^c  

^a PMAS ARID AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b Ministry of Agriculture   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Food security; Psocid; Secondary pest; Stored grains; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; PSOCIDAE; PSOCOPTERA;

EID: 77953878699     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: 1347605X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.2010.89     Document Type: Short Survey

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