Sl No. |
Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Order |
Family |
A |
Primary Pests |
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1. |
a) Sitophilus oryzae (Linn) |
Rice Weevil |
Coleopteran |
Curculionidae |
|
b) S. zeamais (Mots) |
Maize Weevil |
Coleoptera |
Curculionidae |
|
c) Sitophilus granaries (Linn) |
Granary Weevil |
Coleoptera |
Curculionidae |
2. |
Rhyzopertha dominica (Fab) |
Lesser grain |
Coleoptera |
Bostrychidae |
|
|
borer |
|
|
3. |
Trogoderma granarium |
Khapra |
Coleoptera |
Dermestidae |
|
(Everst) |
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|
|
4. |
a) Callosobruchus chinensis |
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|
|
|
(Linn) |
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|
|
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b) Callosobruchus maculates |
Pulse beetle |
Coleoptera |
Bruchidae |
|
(Fab) |
|
|
|
5. |
Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier) |
Frain Moth |
Lepidoptera |
Gelichidae |
6. |
Corcyra cephalonica |
Rice Moth |
Lepidoptera |
Pyralidae |
|
(Stainton) |
|
|
|
7. |
Plodia interpunctella (Hubner) |
Indian Meal |
Lepidoptera |
Pyralidae |
|
|
Moth |
|
|
8. |
Cadra (Ephestia) cautella |
Almond or Fig |
Lepidoptera |
Phycitidae |
|
(Walker) |
Moth |
|
|
B |
Secondary Pests |
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|
|
9. |
a) Tribolium castaneum |
Red Rust Flour |
Coleoptera |
Tenebrionidae |
|
(Herbst) |
Beetle |
|
|
|
b) Tribolium confusum (Jacq) |
Confused Flour |
Coleoptera |
Tenebrionidae |
|
|
Beetle |
|
|
10. |
Latheticus oryzae (Water |
Long Headed |
Coleoptera |
Tenebrionidae |
|
house) |
Flour Beetle |
|
|
11. |
Oryzaephilus surinamensis |
Saw toothed |
Coleoptera |
Silvanidae |
|
(Linn) |
grain beetle |
|
|
12. |
a) Cryptolestes ferrugineus |
Red rust grain |
Coleoptera |
Cucujidae |
|
(Olivier) |
beetle |
|
|
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b) Cryptolestes pusillus |
Flat Grain Beetle |
Coleoptera |
Cucujidae |
|
(Schon) |
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