EPPO Global Database

EPPO Reporting Service no. 07 - 1991 Num. article: 1991/18

Temperature effects of Trogoderma granarium


In Iraq experiments were implemented to determine the lethal temperature to Trogoderma granarium (EPPO A2 organism).
A 100% mortality for all stages of the pest was reached at a temperature of 60° C for a duration of 30 min.


Sources

Ismail, A.Y.; Abid, S.H.; Mawlood, N.A. (1988) Effect of high temperature on the mortality of the red flour beetle Tribolium confusum and the khabra beetle Trogoderma granarium.
ZANCO 1(2), 35-42.