Abstract:This paper reports results of studies on the stored-product pests in confections conducted from August 1968 to November 1969 at six survey areas in Kochi and of experimental studies on Oryzaephilus mercator, which was first found to be resident in the district of Kochi in our present study, in comparison with O. surinamensis, a common species in Japan of the same genus, and a species of another genus, Plodia interpunctella, as well. Laboratory studies on the development of O. mercator and O. surinamensis depen… Show more
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