PESTS ASSOCIATED WITH STORED WHEAT AT SHARKIA GOVERNORATE | ||
| Journal of Productivity and Development | ||
| Article 12, Volume 24, Issue 3, July 2019, Pages 647-658 | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jpd.2019.48167 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Karam Teleb* 1; Zeinab Elbasheir2; farg Mohamed1; Fatma Zourob2 | ||
| 1Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Zagazyg University, Egypt | ||
| 2Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Zagazyg University, Egypt . | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The present work was surveyed pests found in wheat grain and wheat flour of Sharkia Governorate in four districts namely, (Bilbeis, Minya El Qamh, Alsalhea and Zagazig) during two years 2016-2017. The Sitophilus granaries was abundant in all months of studding, the rate of its infestation reach 28.5%. .Then, Sitophilus, zeamais, Sitophilus oryza 16.7%,and 13.9%, .The infestation rate decrease in Tribolium castanem, Sitotroga cerealell 11.5% and 9.8%, but Tyrophgus putresentiae and Dermatophagoids pteronyssinus available in few numbers 6.7% and 4.1%,. All pests increase in summer through July and august but when Spikes (Sanabil) was stored in a pottery pot, it did not get any pests during the study period. The Tribolium castaneum was the most common infect the store wheat flour where the infestation reached 35.4% in July and August and decrease in December and January, then followed by the Lasioderma serrcon and Sitophilus granaries were infested reach about 22.4% and 15.The lowest incidence of infection emerged from Ephestia cauella and Corcya cephalonica were 3.5 ,1.9% consecutive. All insects' infestation were increased in spring and summer. The largest insects infestation are showing in Bilbes , Min El Qamh, and the lowest one in Zagazig. Conclusively Stored grain have losses in both quantity and quality .Losses occur when the grain is attacked by insects like weevils, beetles, moths and mites , this study dealt with field survey of the stored grain and flour wheat, to know the types of these pests and their biology and seasonal distribution in Sharkia Governorate . | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Pests; Stored Wheat; Sharkia governorate | ||
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