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The rice weevil (Sitophilus oryzae) is a stored product pest which attacks seeds of several crops, including wheat, rice, and maize. Description.
In this case, the pesky bugs, which are actually called weevils, infest the whole kernels and lay eggs in the wheat grains before it's been milled into flour, Quoc Le tells Delish.
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 ]
These insects are among the most important pests of rice, which is the major staple crop for about half the world's population. [1] They damage rice directly through feeding and also by transmitting two viruses, rice ragged stunt virus and rice grassy stunt virus. Up to 60% yield loss is common in susceptible rice cultivars attacked by the insect.
Food being contaminated by bugs and liquid not meant to touch food lowlighted a South Miami-Dade supermarket’s failed state inspection. That’s from an inspection included a plethora of ...
Pecky rice (kernel spotting) Feeding injury by rice stink bug, Oebalus pugnax: Rice tungro: Complex virus (Rice tungro bacilliform virus and Rice tungro spherical virus) transmitted by green leafhopper Nephotettix spp.) Straighthead [6] Arsenic induced, unknown physiological disorder White tip (see nematodes) Aphelenchoides besseyi
Georgia is home to thousands of cicadas right now, and they'e not just a food source for animals. Here are some recipes and reasons for trying them.
Orseolia oryzae, also called the Asian rice gall midge, is a species of small fly in the family Cecidomyiidae. It is a major insect pest of rice . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The damage to the crop is done by the larvae which form galls commonly known as "silver shoots" or "onion shoots".