angoumois grain moth


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Noun1.angoumois grain moth - small moth whose larvae feed on kernels of stored grainsangoumois grain moth - small moth whose larvae feed on kernels of stored grains
grain moth - moth whose larvae feed on grain
genus Sitotroga, Sitotroga - grain moths
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Sitotroga cerealella, also known as Angoumois grain moth, is a primary pest of stored grains (Pacheco & Paula 1995; Puzzi 2000).
Exploitation of newer botanicals as rice grain protectants against Angoumois grain moth, Sitotroga cerealella Oliv.
The fecundity, fertility, pupation, hatchability and longevity of the predator were also higher on aphids followed by pink and spotted bollworms, and Angoumois grain moth eggs.
The angoumois grain moth, Sitotroga cerealella Olivier (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) has been considered a primary colonizer of stored grain in subtropical and warm temperate regions of the world (Fouad et al., 2013), especially on stored rice and wheat in China (Yang et al., 2012).
2: Percentage of operations that named one of the following arthropods as causing problems in stored rough rice in the past 5 years: Angoumois grain moth, Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier); Indianmeal moth, Plodia interpunctella (Hübner); lesser grain borer, Rhyzopertha dominica (Fabricius); mites; red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum (Herbst); rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae (Linnaeus); spiders or wasps.
Exploitation of newer botanicals as rice grain protectents against Angoumois grain moth Sitotrga cerealella.
The diets included mustard aphid (Lipaphis erysimi), 2nd instar mealybug (Phenoccocus solenopsis), Eggs of angoumois grain moth (Sitotroga cerealella) and honey.