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Ranjeet Kumar

Insect pests of stored grains : biology, behaviour and management strategies / Ranjit Kumar. - Oakville, Canada : Apple Academic Press Inc., c2017. - xviii, 394p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - [Postharvest biology and technology book series] .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction to Storage Entomology
2. History of Grain or Seed Storage
3. Classification and Identification of Important Stored Grain/Seed Insects
4. Important Stored Grain and Seed Insect Pests
5. Detection of Infestation in Stored Product
6. Estimation of Losses Due to Insects in Stored Products
7. Sources and Kind of Infestation
8. Factors Affecting Infestation of Storage Insects
9. Methods of Storage and Different Storage Structures
10. Behavioral Management of Storage Insects
11. Management of Stored Grain and Seed Insects by Plant Products
12. Integrated Management of Storage Insects
13. Fumigation of Stored Products
14. Important Mites Associated with Stored Produce and Their Management
15. Important Birds Associated with Stored Grain and Their Management
16. Important Rodents in the Warehouse or Godown and Their Management
17. Important Storage Fungi and Their Management
18. Stored Grain Insects of Quarantine Importance
Index



ISBN: 9781771885034

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Insect pests--Stored Grains
Post harvest technology

Dewey Class. No.: 633.10497 / RAN