Population genetic structure of the maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais, in southern Mexico [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 The maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais, is a ubiquitous pest of maize and other cereal crops worldwide and remains a threat to food security in subsistence communities.
Jennifer Baltzegar +4 more
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Medicinal Plants as a Natural Greener Biocontrol Approach to “The Grain Destructor” Maize Weevil (Sitophilus zeamais) Motschulsky [PDF]
Plants, 2023 According to the United Nations (UN), the global population may skyrocket to 9.8 billion people in 2050 and 11.2 billion in 2100, placing an overwhelming burden on food security as the world will have to meet this growing demand.
Ompelege Jacqueline Phokwe +1 more
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Biocontrol of Maize Weevil, Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), in Maize over a Six-Month Storage Period [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2023 Food security is contingent upon increasing crop yields but also upon reducing crop losses to post-harvest pests and diseases. Weevils are particularly important agents of post-harvest losses in grain crops.
Mohamed Baha Saeed, Mark D. Laing
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Evaluation of selected botanicals for the management of maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais) on maize (Zea mays L.) grain under laboratory condition in Gabilay District, Somaliland [PDF]
Heliyon, 2022 One of the most reliable crops in the research region is maize. However, a variety of post-harvest insect pests like Sitophilus zeamais and Angoumois grain moths pose a hazard to the cultivation and storage of maize.
Jamaal Barre, Abaynew Jemal Jenber
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Pleiotropic impact of endosymbiont load and co-occurrence in the maize weevil Sitophilus zeamais. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Individual traits vary among and within populations, and the co-occurrence of different endosymbiont species within a host may take place under varying endosymbiont loads in each individual host. This makes the recognition of the potential impact of such
Gislaine A Carvalho +6 more
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Susceptibility of Maize Genotypes to Maize Weevil Sitophilus zeamais Motsch. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) [PDF]
AGRIVITA Journal of Agricultural Science, 2017 One possibility to protect the maize from storage pests is by developing genotypes that resistant to maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais Motsch). The research was aimed to evaluate the susceptibility of several maize genotypes including local variety to the maize weevil. Six genotypes i.e. SJA, G10-12-20, G10-1-3, G10-1-7, G10-1-20 and G10-1-17 and Tosari
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Rearing the maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais, on an artificial maize-cassava diet. [PDF]
J Insect Sci, 2012 Dry artificial diet pellets prepared with maize, cassava chips, and amino acid supplements (lysine and methionine) were evaluated for mass culture of Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a highly polyphagous pest of many stored grains.
Ojo JA, Omoloye AA.
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Prediction of maize weevil population growth rate [PDF]
2014 ASABE Annual International Meeting, 2014 Insects play ecological roles within natural ecosystems, provide economic benefits in agricultural systems, act as pollinators and seed dispersers. But some infest grain, which can lead to catastrophic losses of food supplies, especially in developing countries.
Bbosa, Denis +4 more
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Host Volatiles Potentially Drive Two Evolutionarily Related Weevils to Select Different Grains [PDF]
InsectsThe Sitophilus zeamais (maize weevil) and Sitophilus oryzae (rice weevil) are two insect pests that have caused huge economic losses to stored grains worldwide.
Shaohua Lu +4 more
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Phytochemical screening and insecticidal activities of some medicinal plants against the maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais (Motschulsky) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThis study emphasizes the phytochemical study of some locally available botanicals against maize weevils. Nine plant parts were collected from six plant species.
Adugna Gindaba +4 more
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