Insect population distribution and density estimates in a large rice mill in Portugal - A pilot study

Journal of Stored Products Research

Volumn 52, Issue , 2013, Pages 48-56

  Carvalho, Maria Otília ^a   Faro, Alexandra ^b   Subramanyam, Bhadriraju ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO CIENTÍFICA TROPICAL   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE EGAS MONIZ   (Portugal)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Distribution pattern; Fixed precision sampling plan; Floor traps; Sitophilus spp.; Stored rice; Taylor's power law; Tribolium castaneum

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; SITOPHILUS; SITOPHILUS ZEAMAIS; TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM;

EID: 84868469005     PISSN: 0022474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jspr.2012.07.002     Document Type: Article

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