Morphological identification of four stored grain pests in Misan Province Southern- Iraq
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10212843Keywords:
Coleoptera, Grain Stored Pests, Morphology, Misan province Store grain, pests, Stored grainsAbstract
The present study aimed to morphological identification of four species of pests that infect stored grains in Misan province in south Iraq during the period from January 2021 to December 2022. Samples of infecting grains included chickpeas, white and red beans, Indian and amber and American rice, bulgur, sesame, rice flour, flour, dried and canned dates, as well as samples of corn were collected from different regions, including the homes and local and central markets and general company for grain trade Misan branch. The results show that four species belonging to the order Coleoptera return to three families under the four genera. These species are Tribolium castanum Herbst,1797,Latheticcus oryzae Waterhouse, 1880, Trogoderma granarium Everts ,1898, Oryzaephilus mercator Fauvel, 1889.
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