Monitoring of arthropod infestations on high quality hard wheat in southern Italy

Autor/innen

  • P. Suma Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Fitosanitarie, University of Catania - via S. Sofia, 100 95123 Catania (Italy), Email: suma@unict.it
  • A. Russo Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Fitosanitarie, University of Catania - via S. Sofia, 100 95123 Catania
  • I. La Torre Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Fitosanitarie, University of Catania - via S. Sofia, 100 95123 Catania
  • G. Gallo Stazione Sperimentale di Granicoltura di Caltagirone. Via Bouganvillea 20, 95041 Caltagirone (Italy)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5073/jka.2010.425.317

Abstract

The results of a survey in 2006-2009 on high quality hard wheat, coming from 31 different storage centers located in Southern Italy, are reported. About 300 samples were analyzed by visual test, while 891 by both sieving and biological test. For the three different kinds of test the infesting species are listed and their relative incidence on the samples is reported. The most widespread species in the samples belonged to the order Coleoptera, i.e. Sitophilus granarius, Rhyzopertha dominica and Oryzaephilus spp., while Lepidoptera were less abundant. The results are discussed with the aim of providing the storage centre operators with helpful information on the correct monitoring strategies to adopt in case of arthropod infestations in high-quality hard-wheat warehouses.

Keywords: Stored grain, Insects, Sampling, Coleoptera, Italy

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2010-09-02