Abstract Background The Khapra beetle, Trogoderma granarium (Everts) (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) is one of the most destructive pests stored wheat and barley worldwide. broad practice insecticides has been connected with insect resistance development coupled renaissance treated primary insects, environmental contamination, toxicity to animals, man other non-target organisms. These harms have invi...

Trogoderma fasciolata Fairmaire, 1897, comb. rev. is redescribed, illustrated and restored to the genus Trogoderma Dejean, 1821 from Aethriostoma Motschulsky, 1858. A key to the known Trogoderma species from Madagascar is presented.

The occurrence of entomopathogenic fungi isolated from stored grain insect pests sampled from various geographical regions of Punjab, Pakistan, was investigated. In total, 25,720 insects from six different species were evaluated, and 195 isolates from 24 different fungal species were recovered. These included the Ascomycetes Beauveria bassiana sensu lato (Balsamo) Vuillemin (Hypocreales: Clavic...

Abstract Khapra beetle, Trogoderma granarium Everts, 1898 (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) is one of the most notorious pests stored grains. This study was aimed to evaluate efficacy ozone against 2nd and 5th instars adults T. in wheat kernels under laboratory conditions. Four concentrations 300, 600, 900, 1200 parts per million by volume (ppmv) were used. The results revealed that LC 50 values 249.76...