Advances in AgricultureThe presence of major insect pests and microflora in stored sorghum and maize in West Hararghe, Ethiopia, poses a significant threat to food security and agricultural productivity, leading to postharvest losses and economic hardship for local farmers ...
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Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 2010 Abstract Rice weevils, Sitophilus oryzae (L.), and maize weevils, Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), are important pests of stored grain. We have observed that rice weevil adults have a greater propensity than maize weevils to climb upward after physical disturbance of stored grain.
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Development and Life History of Sitophilus zeamais (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on Cereal Crops
Advances in Agriculture, 2016 The maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), is one of the most destructive pests of stored cereals. Knowledge of the life history and biology is important to the development of an integrated pest management program ...
James Adebayo Ojo, Adebayo Amos Omoloye
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IDENTIFICATION OF MAIZE KERNELS RESISTANT TO THE MAIZE WEEVILS (Sitophilus zeamais)
, 2007 The objective of this work was to test the ability of maize kernels in distincting, among 21 different genotypes, individually marked and mixed, which material is resistance to the insect. The mixture was infested with S. zeamais for 15 days. The data suggest that the improvement of high quality of maize populations was effective in order to obtain ...
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The complete mitochondrial genome of the maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA B Resour, 2020 Zhao J, Xu W.
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Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of the maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae) from Guizhou province. [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA B Resour, 2020 Zhou X.
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CONTROL OF MAIZE WEEVIL THROUGH HEAT TREATMENT
Revista Brasileira de Milho e Sorgo, 2011 The maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamays Mots. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), is a major pest of maize (Zeamays L.) and other stored grains in Brazil. The aim of this study was to evaluate the mortality of adult insects of themaize weevil in maize grains subjected to low and high temperatures.
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Evaluation of botanical powders and extracts from Nigerian plants as protectants of maize grains against maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais (Motschulsky) [Coleoptera: Curculionidae]. [PDF]
Biocatal Agric Biotechnol, 2020 Ileke KD, Idoko JE, Ojo DO, Adesina BC.
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Argentine stem weevil control in maize
Proceedings of the New Zealand Weed and Pest Control Conference, 1978 R.N. Watson, N.R. Wrenn
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Argentine stem weevil: A pest of maize
Proceedings of the New Zealand Weed and Pest Control Conference, 1966 W.M. Kain, M.A. Barker
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