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KHAPRA BEETLE [1 record]

Record 1 2016-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
  • Animal Pests (Crops)
  • Crop Conservation and Storage
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A pest of stored grains.

OBS

Trogoderma granarium (Everts).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
  • Animaux nuisibles aux cultures
  • Conservation des récoltes
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Coléoptère, dermestide originaire des Indes orientales devenu cosmopolite et dont la larve est nuisible aux grains de céréales durant leur conservation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
  • Animales dañinos para los cultivos
  • Conservación de las cosechas
Entrada(s) universal(es)
DEF

Insecto perteneciente a la familia Dermistidae que ataca a los granos de cereal especialmente cuando están en montones.

CONT

La larva roe los granos de cebada, de trigo, de centeno, de avena, de arroz o de maíz, y se sitúa en la capa superficial de los montones de granos.

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