Stored grain diseases and pests: symptoms and control
The 3 entries in Laisha's encyclopedia that attack Stored grain, grouped by type. Each page covers identification, life cycle, the conditions that favour it, action thresholds and integrated management.
Insect pests
Larger grain borerProstephanus truncatusInsect · The larger grain borer is a small cylindrical beetle that tunnels through stored maize and dried cassava,…
Maize weevilSitophilus zeamaisInsect · A small brown weevil with a long snout whose larvae grow hidden inside individual grains of stored maize,…
Pulse beetles (bruchids)Callosobruchus maculatus and Callosobruchus chinensisInsect · Pulse beetles are small beetles whose grubs develop inside stored seeds of cowpea, chickpea, mung bean, black…
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