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    The document discusses the primary and secondary pests of stored foodgrains. Primary pests, such as rice weevil and lesser grain borer, feed directly on whole grains and bore into and destroy the germ portion. Secondary pests, including flour beetle and saw-tooth beetle, feed on milled grain products like flour. Several common Indian pests are also named and described briefly, such as khapra, pulse beetle, and grain moth.

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    The document discusses the primary and secondary pests of stored foodgrains. Primary pests, such as rice weevil and lesser grain borer, feed directly on whole grains and bore into and destroy the germ portion. Secondary pests, including flour beetle and saw-tooth beetle, feed on milled grain products like flour. Several common Indian pests are also named and described briefly, such as khapra, pulse beetle, and grain moth.

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    Pests of Stored Foodgrains: Anupam

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    The document discusses the primary and secondary pests of stored foodgrains. Primary pests, such as rice weevil and lesser grain borer, feed directly on whole grains and bore into and destroy the germ portion. Secondary pests, including flour beetle and saw-tooth beetle, feed on milled grain products like flour. Several common Indian pests are also named and described briefly, such as khapra, pulse beetle, and grain moth.

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    Pests of Stored Foodgrains

    1. Primary Pest
    2. Secondary Pest

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    1. Primary Pest

     Those insects which feeds on whole grain,


    bore the kernal, destroy the germ portion.

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    2. Secondary Pest

     Those insects which feeds on the milled


    products of foodgrains like flour.

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    Rice Weevil
     Rice weevil
     Sitophilus oryzae ( Linn)
     Hindi: Sund wali Sursuri

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    Rice Moth

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    Grain Moth

     Grain Moth
     Sitotroga cerealella

    (Olivier)
    Hindi: Anaj ka patanga

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    Lesser Grain Borer
     Lesser Grain Borer
     Rhizopertha dominica (Fab)
     Hindi: ghun

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    Khapra
     Khapra
     Trogoderma granarium (Everts.)
     Hindi: Khapra

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    Pulse Beetle
     Pulse beetle
     Callosobruchus maculatus (Linn)
     Hindi: Dhora

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    Flour Beetle- Secondary Pest
     Flour Beetle
     Tribolium castaneum (Herbst.)
     Tribolium confusum (Jacq.)
     Hindi: Atte ka kit

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    Saw-tooth Beetle
     Saw-tooth Beetle
     Oryzaephilus surinamensis (Linn.)
     Hindi: Gole ki susri

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    Thanks

    Quality Control Cell


    Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public
    Distribution,
    Deptt. of Food & Public Distribution
    Govt. of India
    33, Forest Park,
    Bhubaneswar.

    ANUPAM

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