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Rice Weevil :- Sitophilus oryzae (Curculionidae: Coleoptera)

Host Range :- Rice, sorghum, wheat, barley, maize

Distribution and Status :- World-Wide and is found practically throughout India. It is the most destructive pest of stored grain. The rice weevil may be found in the paddy fields as well.

 

 

r :- Rhyzopertha Dominica (Bostrychidae: Coleoptera)

Host Range :- Wheat, rice, maize, sorghum, barley, lentils, army biscuits, ship biscuits, stored, dried potatoes, corn flour, beans, pumpkin seeds, tamarind seeds and millets.

Distribution and Status :- India, Algeria, Greece, United States, New South Wales (Australia), Japan China.

 

Angoumois Grain Moth :- Sitotroga cerealella (Gelechiidae: Lepidoptera)

Host Range :- Paddy, Wheat, Maize, Sorghum, Barley, Oats etc.

Distribution and Status :- Worldwide. In the Indian sub continent, the pest is more abundant in the mountainous areas or where the climate is rather mild.

 

 

Pulse Beetle :- Callosobruchus maculatus (chinensis) (Bruchidae: Coleoptera)

Host Range :- Gram, mung (Phaseolus aureus), moth (Phaseolus aconitifolius), peas, cow peas, lentil and arhar (Cajanus cajan), cotton seed, sorghum and maize.

Distribution and Status :- USA, Mauritius, Formosa, Africa, China, Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and India.

 

 

Cigarette Beetle :- Lasioderma serricorne (Anobiidae: Coleoptera)

 

Drug Store Beetle :- Stegobium paniceum (Anobiidae: Coleoptera)