Dangerous pest of grain reserves (<i>Trogoderma angustum</i> Sol.)

Strategic Grain Reserves in Ethiopia

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Stored-grain Insect Areawide Pest Management

Literature Review of Strategic Grain Reserves Interim Submissions

Managing food price risks and instability is a major challenge in the midst of ongoing food market reforms. This article summarizes the key findings from the papers in this special volume (the result of an international workshop of academics and practitioners). Questions addressed revolve around five broad areas: (i) the sources and magnitudes of food price instability in different country cont...

Phosphine Mortality Estimation for Simulation of Controlling Pest of Stored Grain: Lesser Grain Borer (Rhyzopertha dominica)

There is a world-wide need for the development of sustainable management strategies to control pest infestation and the development of phosphine (PH3) resistance in lesser grain borer (Rhyzopertha dominica). Computer simulation models can provide a relatively fast, safe and inexpensive way to weigh the merits of various management options. However, the usefulness of simulation models relies on ...

Ancient symbiosis confers desiccation resistance to stored grain pest beetles.

Microbial symbionts of insects provide a range of ecological traits to their hosts that are beneficial in the context of biotic interactions. However, little is known about insect symbiont-mediated adaptation to the abiotic environment, for example, temperature and humidity. Here, we report on an ancient clade of intracellular, bacteriome-located Bacteroidetes symbionts that are associated with...