Estimation of Feeding Preference of Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) and Associated Post-Harvest Losses on Different Components of Rice Cultivars
Bilal Atta1*, Arshed Makhdoom Sabir1, Syed Sultan Ali1, Muhammad Rizwan2, Muhammad Dildar Gogi3, Muhammad Usman Saleem1, Tahir Hussain Awan4, Tahir Latif4, Mohsin Ali Raza1, Muhammad Afzal5 and Nadeem Rehman6
1Rice Research Institute, Kala Shah Kaku, Punjab, Pakistan.
2Beekeeping and Hill Fruit Pests Research Station, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
3Integrated Pest Management Cell, Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
4Punjab Agricultural Research Board (PARB), Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
5Hill Fruit Research Station, Sunny Bank, Murree, Punjab, Pakistan.
6Experimental Seed Production Unit, Farooqabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
Corresponding author: Bilal Atta
Figure 1:
Layout of experiment.
Figure 2:
Insect growth rate of Tribolium castaneum exposed to different components of harvested rice cultivars.
Figure 3:
Insect growth rate of Tribolium castaneum exposed to different components of harvested rice cultivars at various time intervals.
Figure 4:
Grain damage (%) due to Tribolium castaneum exposed to different components of harvested rice cultivars.
Figure 5:
Grain weight loss (%) due to Tribolium castaneum exposed to different components of harvested rice cultivars.