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Life cycle, morphometrics and damage assessment of the Khapra beetle, Trogoderma granarium Everts (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) on stored groundnut

Entomology Unit, Department of Crop Protection, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria (1)
Entomology Unit, Department of Crop Protection, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria (2)

Abstract:

The life cycle of the Khapra beetle, Trogoderma granarium Everts (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) on stored groundnut was studied under fluctuating laboratory conditions of 25±5°C and 70±5% relative humidity. There were five larval instars and the total development time from egg to adult ranged from 37 to 40 days with an average of 37.95 days.

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