Identification keys of storage pest: Drug store beetle- #Indiafoldscopephase 1
Nov 27, 2018 • 9:28 AM UTC
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Soumitra Banerjee
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Infestation found in: Coriander seed
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Fig. Infested Coriander spice
Macrostructure image of infested pest:
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Fig: Infested pest found in Coriander spice
Assumed pest: Drug store beetle ( Stegobium paniceum )
Morphological characteristics ( as observed under Foldscope )
Antennae ending with three enlarged segments(Fig 1) Elytra have rows of pits giving them a striated (lined) appearance (Fig 2) Five segments in tarsus of hind leg (Fig 3) Hind wing with folding lines and has dot like cells between the lines( Fig 4)
Assumed pest: Drug store beetle ( Stegobium paniceum )
Morphological characteristics ( as observed under Foldscope )
Antennae ending with three enlarged segments(Fig 1) Elytra have rows of pits giving them a striated (lined) appearance (Fig 2) Five segments in tarsus of hind leg (Fig 3) Hind wing with folding lines and has dot like cells between the lines( Fig 4)
Fig. 1: Antenna of Drug store beetle under foldscope
Fig. 2: Elytra of Drug store beetle under foldscope
Fig. 3: Hind leg of Drug store beetle under foldscope
Fig. 4: Hind wing of Drug store beetle under foldscope
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