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Sitophilus oryzae

Schoenherr, 1838
Arthropoda » Coleoptera » Dryophthoridae » Sitophilus oryzae
Common name (English)
Rice weevil
Common name (Greek)
Σκαθάρι του ρυζιού
Ηabitat
I1 Arable
J1 Buildings

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Establishment status
Indoors
Establishment status detail

Alien:

Impacts
Negative

Collected from stored cereals (Georghiou 1977); common pest of stored grain (Morris 1937).

Online resource
http://wtaxa.csic.es/search/ValidNameGenHP.aspx?level=S&Id_Name=8488
Pathway
3 TRANSPORT CONTAMINANT - Food contaminant – Food
References

Morris HM (1937) Injurious insects of Cyprus. Agricultural Department of Cyprus, Bulletin 4 (Ent. Ser. ) 21 pp.

Georghiou GP (1977) The insects and mites of Cyprus. With emphasis on species of economic importance to agriculture, forestry, man and domestic animals. Benaki Phytopathological Institute. Kiphissia, Athens Greece 347 pp.

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