Screening of Different Wheat CuRivers (Flour) Against the Attack of Tribolium castaneum Herbst (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) Under Laboratory Conditions

Abstract

It was concluded that keeping Chakwal 86 as (susceptible/ check), Sariab 92 and Bakhtawar were found to be highly susceptible. Inqilab 91, Khyber 87, Faisalabad 85 were not significantly different from the standard Chakwal 86. Rawal 87 and Pak 81 turned out to be partially resistant. C591 turned out to be susceptible to partially resistant against Red FlourBeetle (RFB). The results showed that there was variability in different wheat cultivars and none of them found to be completely resistant. Although complete immunity was not possible, yet some of the genetic traits could be incorporated for evolving varieties which possess resistant characters. The present results also show that as susceptible variety is highly preferable, so it can be used as a quick and mass laboratory culture of RFB, which may be needed in other scientific experiments.

Population Fluctuation and Weight Losses Caused by Khapra Beetle, Trogoderma granarium Everts on Different Wheat Varieties

“…Similarly, Khattak et al (2000) reported that the attack of pest reduces the protein, ash, fiber and fats from the stored grains. Various experiments concerning performance of wheat genotypes has been conducted in Pakistan by Saima and Muhammad (2000), Ali et al (2009) and Sarwar et al (2012Sarwar et al ( , 2013 observed that variability in various wheat varieties which turned out to be resistant or vulnerable against store grain pests. Mebarkia et al (2010) reported that lower resistance genotypes to various stored grain pests to grain pest attacks may be recognized low and high content of carbohydrate and protein.…”