Rearing method of Oryzaephilus surinamensis (L.) (Coleoptera, Silvanidae) on various wheat grain granulometry

Toxicity and biochemical efficacy of chemically characterized Rosmarinus officinalis essential oil against Sitophilus oryzae and Oryzaephilus surinamensis

“…The practical applicability of the EO as a fumigant was observed in storage containers using model food system (wheat grains and grain oats) for S. oryzae and O. surinamensis respectively. O. surinamensis is a secondary pest, hence could not able to cause damage the intact food grain, however this is a serious pest for the packaged food items such as commercially available grain oats and dry fruits (Beckel et al, 2007). Therefore, grains oat was selected as a model food system for O. surinamensis.…”

“…The Sitophilus oryzae L. (rice weevil) and Oryzaephilus surinamensis L. (sawtoothed grain beetle) are one of the major primary and secondary insect pest of economically important crop products such as rice, wheat, maize, grain oats, dry fruits and shelved products (Trematerra et al, 2004;Beckel et al, 2007;Bougherra et al, 2014). Insect pest inflicts damaging effect by direct feedings resulting in loss in weight, nutritional significance, and aesthetic value.…”

Dietary media for mass rearing of rusty grain beetle, Cryptolestes ferrugineus (Stephens) and flat grain beetle, Cryptolestes pusillus (Schonherr) (Coleoptera: Cucujidae)

“…In addition, our test insects were collected from stored sorghum, while population samples used in previous studies were collected from either stored maize (Throne and Culik, 1989;Throne, 1991Throne, , 1992Throne, , 1993 or wheat (Ashby, 1961a;Selvarajah, 1987). Varietal differences of grain commodities (Rilett, 1949;Sinha, 1971;Throne et al, 2002) and the particle size of the cracked grains (Selvarajah, 1987;Thorne, 1992;Beckel et al, 2007) may also affect survival and progeny development.…”

“…Published culture media for other external feeders, such as, T. castaneum (LeCato, 1975), O. surinamensis (Turney, 1957;Beckel et al, 2007) and merchant grain beetle, Oryzaephilus mercator (Fauvel) (LeCato and McCray, 1973), also use cracked grain or flour rather than whole grain. These research speculated that cracked grains and flour media provide better mobility, harbourage, oviposition sites, and protect pupae from cannibalism by adult beetles and actively growing larvae.…”

Food Preference of Oryzaephilus Surinamensis (Coleoptera: Silvanidae) to Different Types of Plant Products

“…The host on which O. surinamensis choose to lay eggs and multiply can have a great influence on the developmental rate and on the number of offspring the beetle eventually produces which undeniably become a major factor for prevalent infestation. In response to this problem, this research aspired to provide more updated and more extensive data involving the biological study through host range or food preferences of O. surinamensis to different plant products in relation to food type and moisture content [9].…”