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Sitophilus zeamais

Motschulsky, 1855
Arthropoda » Coleoptera » Dryophthoridae » Sitophilus zeamais
Sitophilus zeamais
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Common name (English)
Greater grain weevil
Common name (Greek)
Βρούχος του καλαμποκιού
Ηabitat
I1 Arable
J1 Buildings

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Establishment status
Indoors
Establishment status detail

Cryptogenic:

Impacts
Negative

Pest of cereal (Gözüaçık et al. 2015); common household pest (Demetriou pers. comm.)

Pathway
3 TRANSPORT CONTAMINANT - Food contaminant – Food
References

Gözüaçık C, Güllü M, Konuksal A, Yücel A, Hekimhan H (2015) Insect species of stored cereal in Northern Cyprus [Poster presentation]. Conference: 2nd International Symposium for Agriculture and Food Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia.

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