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Weevils also are known to infest oats, rice, corn, corn meal, sorghum, and cereal, so you might want to apply the same practice you do to your flour as those items as well. ... Eating Well. Julia ...
The rice weevil (Sitophilus oryzae) is a stored product pest which attacks seeds of several crops, including wheat, rice, and maize. Description.
The maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais), known in the United States as the greater rice weevil, [1] [2] is a species of beetle in the family Curculionidae. It can be found in numerous tropical areas around the world, and in the United States, and is a major pest of maize . [ 3 ]
The wheat weevil (Sitophilus granarius), also known as the grain weevil or granary weevil, is an insect that feeds on cereal grains, and is a common pest in many places. It can cause significant damage to harvested stored grains and may drastically decrease crop yields. The females lay many eggs and the larvae eat the inside of the grain kernels.
weevil (Platytrachelus psittacinus) [3] red coffee borer, red branch borer (Polyphagozerra coffeae syn. Zeuzera coffeae) [1] [3] up-country tea termite (Postelectrotermes militaris) [1] mealybug (Pseudococcus sp.) [1] description matches Planococcus minor) [3] flower eating moth (Rapala dieneces dieneces) [3] fruit eating moth (Remelana jangala ...
A weevil's rostrum, or elongated snout, hosts chewing mouthparts instead of the piercing mouthparts that proboscis-possessing insects are known for. The mouthparts are often used to excavate tunnels into grains. [1] In more derived weevils, the rostrum has a groove in which the weevil can fold the first segment of its antennae.
Curculio nucum, the nut weevil, is a medium-sized beetle, with an especially elongated snout, characteristic of the Curculionini tribe of the weevil family (Curculionidae). Its larvae develop in hazel nuts Corylus avellana, being a serious pest in hazelnut orchards. It occurs in most of Europe, from south Sweden, Finland and Great Britain to ...
Ground beetles, nematodes and fungi can kill both immature and adult weevils. The parasitic wasp attacks pine weevil larvae only. [5] Fungus Tarichium hylobii (from the order Entomophthorales order) is a pathogen of Hylobius abietis, especially in the Czech Republic. [7] Entomopathogenic nematodes are microscopic worms that kill only insects.