In rural communities in the State of Guerrero, farmers keep seeds to plant during the dry season, and maize (Zea mays L.) and bean grains for 6 to 9 months as the main food for consumption at home. However, in recent years maize weevils and beetles have been found in containers where seeds and grains were stored. Maize from the containers was sampled to identify damage caused by insects. Maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais (Motschulsky), and red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum (Herbst), were detected in damaged maize kernels. According to molecular analysis, red flour beetle is another pest of maize used by farmers in rural communities in the State of Guerrero.
How to translate text using browser tools
17 February 2023
Molecular Identification of and Damage Caused by Tribolium castaneum to Native Maize at Guerrero, Mexico
Santo Ángel Ortega-Acosta,
Guadalupe Reyes-García,
Francisco Palemón-Alberto,
Adelaido Rafael Rojas-García,
Santiago Domínguez Monge,
María de los Ángeles Maldonado-Peralta,
José Terrones-Salgado,
Erubiel Toledo-Hernández,
Candelario Ortega-Acosta,
Guadalupe García-Solano
ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE
Southwestern Entomologist
Vol. 47 • No. 4
December 2022
Vol. 47 • No. 4
December 2022
