Susceptibility of two maize grain flour to infestation by the rust- red flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum Herbst)
Journal Title: The Journal of Phytopharmacology - Year 2015, Vol 4, Issue 5
Abstract
The susceptibility of white and yellow maize grain flour to Tribolium castaneum was evaluated at ambient temperature and relative humidity in the laboratory were 33.6±0.21 0C and 35.8±0.13% RH. Different quantities of the two varieties of maize grain flour was infested with 5 adults T. castaneum in the ratio of 3:2. The result showed that at 20 days after infestation, there were significant differences in the number of T. castaneum larvae in the different quantities of the yellow maize. Moreover, the number of T. castaneum pupae in the yellow and while maize grain flour was statistically different from each other at 66 days after infestation. However, the results at 66 days after infestation showed that there were significantly differences in the mean number of T. castaneum adults emerged from the different quantities of yellow and white maize grain flour.
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Aliyu Umar, Umar Shirama, Joy Mbaya Turaki
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