Browsing by Subject "Teretrius nigrescens"
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Ecology and population genetic structure of strains of Teretrius nigrescens (Coleoptera: Histeridae), predator of Prostephanus truncatus (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae)
(North-West University, 2009)The larger grain borer (LGB) Prostephanus truncatus (Horn) is the most important pest of farm stored maize and cassava in Africa. This alien invasive species was introduced into the continent from Mesoamerica in the late ... -
The use of mass trapping to suppress population numbers of Prostephanus truncatus (Horn) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) in small-scale farmer granaries in Mozambique
(ESSA, 2018)This study evaluated the potential of mass trapping to reduce Prostephanus truncatus population numbers in granaries and hence its possible utilisation as pest management tool. Universal moth traps (Uni-traps) were used ...