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Data from: The chemical communication and monitoring of <i>Sitophilus zeamais</i> is robust to deviations in temperature
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InsectsThree strains of Sitophilus zeamais originating from populations sampled in Eastern Kansas in 2022 (FS22), Hudson, Kansas in 2012 (EKS), and Juiz de Fora,... -
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Data from: Population growth of native and invasive strains of the larger grain borer, Prostephanus truncatus on three maize hybrids
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Insects Two different populations of Prostephanus truncatus were used in the bioassays, one originated from the invaded range in Ghana, and the other from the native... -
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Data from: Simulated grain aeration at food facilities in the desert biomes of the Middle East: Grain aeration in environments close to arthropod upper developmental threshold are ineffective
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Weather Data Compilation and Site SelectionHistorical weather data from 2004–2023 was obtained for 77 sites in 13 countries in the Middle East using the US National... -
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Data from: The behavioral response to the putative necromones from dead Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) in traps by conspecifics as a function of density and time since capture
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Insect Strains and Rearing: Two field-derived strains of T. castaneum from either Eastern Kansas, collected in 2012, or Riley County, KS, collected in 2019, were used... -
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Data from: Laboratory evaluation of two insecticide-incorporated nets for the management of <i>Prostephanus truncatus</i>
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InsectsAdult P. truncatus were obtained from insect colonies kept in the Laboratory of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology (LEAZ), at the Department of Agriculture,... -
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Data from: Field Trapping and Flight Capacity of Eucosma giganteana (Riley) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in Response to Behaviorally Active Congeneric Semiochemicals in Novel Silflower Agroecosystems
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We evaluated the flight behavior of E. giganteana in response to semiochemicals identified from other closely related Eucosma species, including: (Z)- and... -
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Modeling long-term, stage-structured dynamics of Tribolium castaneum at food facilities with and without two types of long-lasting insecticide netting
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Insecticide Netting In this study, we focused on two types of long-lasting insecticide netting (LLIN) that have been found to be effective for managing various stored... -
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Data from: Grain inoculated with different growth stages of the fungus, Aspergillus flavus, affect the close-range foraging behavior by a primary stored product pest, Sitophilus oryzae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
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Our goals with this dataset were to 1) isolate, culture, and identify two fungal life stages of Aspergillus flavus, 2) characterize the volatile emissions from grain... -
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Data from: Assessing organic chemical management strategies for control of <i>Sitophilus zeamais</i> and <i>Prostephanus truncatus</i> at food facilities
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Source Insects & CommoditiesUnsexed adults of a field colony of S. zeamais from Eastern Kansas (collected in 2019) and unsexed adults of a colony of P. truncatus... -
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Data from: Behavioral and physiological response of <i>Eucosma giganteana </i>to semiochemicals from conspecifics and <i>Silphium integrifolium</i>
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Trapping in 2023 with a linear set of dosages of (E)-8-dodecenyl acetateField trapping was done according to the methodology in Ruiz et al. 2022. The fields were... -
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Data from: Elucidating the behavioral ecology to conspecific emissions by the native red sunflower seed weevil, <i>Smicronyx fulvus</i>, a resurging pest of sunflower
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InsectsThe S. fulvus used in this experiment were progeny of field-collected weevils. As described by Prasifka et al. (2015), adult weevils were collected from wild... -
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Data from: Efficacy of long-lasting insecticide-incorporated netting in controlling preharvest and postharvest pest insects: a meta-analysis study
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This dataset aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of existing literature on the utilization of LLINs in the management of pre- and postharvest pest insect species... -
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Data from: Delayed recovery and sublethal effects on the semiochemical-mediated taxis by khapra beetle after exposure to long-lasting insecticide-incorporated netting
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Source InsectsFor all assays, older (=larger) T. granarium larvae were used (according to the specifications in Morrison et al. 2020 and Arthur et al. 2018).... -
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Data from: Multiple infestation of a grain mass by <i>Sitophilus oryzae</i> L. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and the fungus, <i>Aspergillus flavus,</i> optimizes abiotic conditions for improved insect fitness
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Source Insects and MicrobesSitophilus oryzae that were 4–8-week-old and collected from a food facility in eastern Kansas in 2012 were used. Adults were reared... -
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Data from: Microbial vectoring capacity by internal- and external-infesting stored product insects after varying dispersal periods between novel food patches: An underestimated risk
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To determine whether colony populations of Lasioderma serricorne (cigarette beetle, CB) and Sitophilus oryzae (rice weevil, RW) vectored microbes, and to identify... -
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Data from: Efficacy of deltamethrin and pirimiphos-methyl in layer-treated maize against the larger grain borer and the maize weevil
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Two grain surface treatment insecticides (deltamethrin and pirimiphos-methyl were evaluated in laboratory assays as a surface treatment for maize to control adult... -
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Data from: Immediate and delayed movement of resistant and susceptible adults of Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) after short exposures to phosphine
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The aim of the current study was to track the movement of phosphine-resistant and -susceptible adults of the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum (Herbst)... -
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Data from: Flight capacity and behavior of Ephestia kuehniella Zeller (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in response to kairomonal and pheromonal stimuli
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Kairomonal and pheromonal stimuli The pheromone stimuli consisted of a proprietary blend (IL-103, Insects Limited, Westfield, IN, USA) of the sex pheromone for E.... -
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Data from: Disruption of semiochemical-mediated movement by the immature Trogoderma variabile Baillon and Trogoderma inclusum Le Conte (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) after exposure to long-lasting insecticide netting
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Four to six-week-old larvae of Trogoderma variabile and Trogoderma inclusum were used for the experiment. Both strains were originally obtained from the field in... -
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Data from: Spillage and food dust do not decrease efficacy of long-lasting insecticide-incorporated netting against stored product insects
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Insect SourcesInsect colonies of R. dominica and T. castaneum maintained continuously at the USDA-ARS Center for Grain and Animal Health Research were used. This...