Insect pests of stored grain : biology, behavior, and management strategies / author: Ranjeet Kumar, PhD.
Material type: TextPublisher: Waretown, NJ : Apple Academic Press, 2017Description: 1 online resourceISBN: 9781315365695; 9781315322520Subject(s): Grain -- Storage -- Diseases and injuries | Grain -- Diseases and pests | Insect pests -- ControlAdditional physical formats: Print version: : No titleDDC classification: 633.10468 LOC classification: SB608.G6 | K86 2017Online resources: Click here to view.Introduction to storage entomology -- History of grain or seed storage -- Classification and identification of important stored grain/seed insects -- Important stored grain and seed insect pests -- Detection of infestation in stored product -- Estimation of losses due to insects in stored products -- Sources and kind of infestation -- Factors affecting infestation of storage insects -- Methods of storage and different storage structures -- Behavioral management of storage insects -- Management of stored grain and seed insects by plant products -- Integrated management of storage insects -- Fumigation of stored products -- Important mites associated with stored produce and their management -- Important birds associated with stored grain and their management -- Important rodents in warehouse or godown and their management -- Important storage fungi and their management -- Stored grain insects of quarantine importance.