Pest of dried cowpeas, moong beans, soybeans, lentil and gram.
Propensities and History:-
Eggs are stood outside of beans and heartbeats. Hatchlings on bring forth bore into seed and encourage inside the entire heartbeat, taking 2 weeks to 6 months to create before pupating there. Six or seven eras may happen every year. Grown-ups might likewise assault the product in the fields. Hatchlings bite close to the surface and leave a slender covering uneaten which shows up as a window. Later the grown-up rises up out of the dowager. Grown-up is fleeting and does not encourage seed, runs rapidly and flies exceptionally well. Life cycle is finished in 21 days at ideal temperature of 32 degree centigrade and 90% relative stickiness. Range : Temperature 18-37 degree centigrade and 20-90% r.h. …show more content…
The reception apparatuses are short with a five portion club on the end. Length is 2.5mm to 3mm. Hatchlings are extend; light chestnut in shading and like Tribolium. Item harmed:- It is a minor bug of oat and their items particularly in hot and sodden atmosphere. Under ideal states of temperature at 35 degree c and 85% r.h., the life cycle is finished in 22 days.
Habits and History :-
The female lays about 300 eggs in her life at random. The eggs are sticky and adhere to flour or grain particles. The larvae are cylindrical and white
(ix)Sitotrogacerealella (Olivier)
Order species Lepidoptera Sitotrogacerealella (Olivier)
Family
common name Gelechiidae angoumous grain moth
Identification:- The wings of this moth are pale grayish brown with black spot towards tip. It is smaller than other storage moths. Size is about 8-10