Journal of Economic Entomology (2005) 98, 1058-1069

Christos G. Athanassiou, Nickolas G. Kavallieratos, Nickolas E. Palyvos, Andrea Sciarretta and Pasquale Trematerra (2005)
Spatiotemporal distribution of insects and mites in horizontally stored wheat
Journal of Economic Entomology 98 (3), 1058-1069
Abstract: Samples were taken from a flat storage facility located in central Greece, filled with ~45 tons of hard wheat, to assess the spatiotemporal distribution of stored-product insects and mites. The wheat was stored in a 1.5-m-deep bulk from June 2001 until March 2002. The samples were taken with a partitioned grain trier during the entire storage period, at 10-d intervals. The trier samples were examined separately for the upper, medial, and lower 0.5 m of the bulk. The spatial distribution of the insect and mite species found was examined by contour analysis based on the numbers of individuals in the trier samples. Nine insect and 20 mite taxa were found during the sampling period. The most abundant insect species were Tribolium castaneum (Herbst), Cryptolestes ferrugineus (Stephens), and Rhyzopertha dominica (F.); the most abundant mite species were Lepidoglyphus destructor (Schrank), Acarus siro L., and the predator Cheyletus malaccensis Oudemans. The highest population densities for the majority of the insect and mite species were recorded during autumn. The majority of the individuals of the most abundant insect and mite species were found in the upper 0.5 m of the bulk, with the exception of C. malaccensis, which was equally distributed in the upper and medial 0.5 m of the bulk. The spatiotemporal distribution during the entire experimental period was notably varied according to the insect and mite species.
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Database assignments for author(s): Nickolas G. Kavallieratos, Pasquale Trematerra, Andrea Sciarretta

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
surveys/sampling/distribution
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
surveys/distribution/isolation

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Tribolium castaneum	Stored grain	Greece
	Rhyzopertha dominica	Stored grain	Greece
	Cryptolestes ferrugineus	Stored grain	Greece
	Acarus siro	Stored grain	Greece
	Lepidoglyphus destructor	Stored grain	Greece
Cheyletus malaccensis (predator)			Greece