J. Biosci. Agric. Res. | Volume 20, Issue 02, 1724-1730| https://doi.org/10.18801/jbar.200219.210
Article type: Research article|Received: 01.04.2019, Revised: 02.05.2019, Date of Publication: 14 May 2019.
Article type: Research article|Received: 01.04.2019, Revised: 02.05.2019, Date of Publication: 14 May 2019.
Storage pests of maize and their status in Bangladesh
Md. Jewel Alam 1, Kazi Shahanara Ahmed 1, Billal Hossen 2, Mozammel Hoque 3 and A.B.M. Zahidul Hoque 4
1Dept. of Entomology, Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh
2 Dept. of Agricultural Extension, Khamarbari, Farmgate, Dhaka-1215, Bangladesh
3 Dept. of Agronomy and Haor Agriculture, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, Bangladesh
4 Genetic Resources and Seed Division, Bangladesh Jute Research Institute, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
1Dept. of Entomology, Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh
2 Dept. of Agricultural Extension, Khamarbari, Farmgate, Dhaka-1215, Bangladesh
3 Dept. of Agronomy and Haor Agriculture, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, Bangladesh
4 Genetic Resources and Seed Division, Bangladesh Jute Research Institute, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Abstract
Maize (zea mays) is the most important cereal crop after rice in Bangladesh. During storage, maize grains are severely destroyed by insect pests. Most of the farmers of Bangladesh do not know how to preserve corn seed properly due to insufficient knowledge of storage pest of maize. An experiment was conducted to assess the major pests associated with stored maize, the damage and losses they cause in Bangladesh during July to December 2017. Sixty (60) farmer’s farms from fifteen major maize growing districts of Bangladesh were assessed. Sixteen Arthropods, Fifteen Coleopterans, Five Lepidopterans and one Acarina were documented from the collected samples. Maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais) followed by maize grain moth (Sitotroga cereallela), rice weevil (Sitophilus oryzae), flour beetle (Tribolium confusum) and Areca nut weevil (A. fasciculatus) were the major pests of stored maize in the study area. Among them, Maize weevil (S. zeamais) is the dominant, destructive and most important pest of maize in Bangladesh. This pest was found in abundance in all areas assessed damaging maize grain. Quantitative average grain damage of 75.85% and losses of 51 to 85% are common in the store within five to six months after storage. An integrated weevil management method should be implemented to prevent the high quantitative and qualitative grain losses incurred to contribute towards family food security in Bangladesh.
Key words: Storage pests, Pest status, Maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais), Grain damage and Grain loss
Maize (zea mays) is the most important cereal crop after rice in Bangladesh. During storage, maize grains are severely destroyed by insect pests. Most of the farmers of Bangladesh do not know how to preserve corn seed properly due to insufficient knowledge of storage pest of maize. An experiment was conducted to assess the major pests associated with stored maize, the damage and losses they cause in Bangladesh during July to December 2017. Sixty (60) farmer’s farms from fifteen major maize growing districts of Bangladesh were assessed. Sixteen Arthropods, Fifteen Coleopterans, Five Lepidopterans and one Acarina were documented from the collected samples. Maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais) followed by maize grain moth (Sitotroga cereallela), rice weevil (Sitophilus oryzae), flour beetle (Tribolium confusum) and Areca nut weevil (A. fasciculatus) were the major pests of stored maize in the study area. Among them, Maize weevil (S. zeamais) is the dominant, destructive and most important pest of maize in Bangladesh. This pest was found in abundance in all areas assessed damaging maize grain. Quantitative average grain damage of 75.85% and losses of 51 to 85% are common in the store within five to six months after storage. An integrated weevil management method should be implemented to prevent the high quantitative and qualitative grain losses incurred to contribute towards family food security in Bangladesh.
Key words: Storage pests, Pest status, Maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais), Grain damage and Grain loss
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Alam, M. J. Ahmed, K. S. Hossen, B. Mozammel, H. and Hoque, A. B. M. Z. 2019. Storage pests of maize and their status in Bangladesh. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research, 20(02), pp. 1724-1730.
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Alam, MJ, Ahmed, KS, Hossen, B, Mozammel, H and Hoque, ABMZ. Storage pests of maize and their status in Bangladesh. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research. 2019 May 20(02): 1724-1730.
Alam et al. “Storage pests of maize and their status in Bangladesh.” Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research 20(02) (2019): 1724-1730.
APA
Alam, M. J. Ahmed, K. S. Hossen, B. Mozammel, H. and Hoque, A. B. M. Z. (2019). Storage pests of maize and their status in Bangladesh. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research, 20(02), 1724-1730.
Chicago
Alam, M. J. Ahmed, K. S. Hossen, B. Mozammel, H. and Hoque, A. B. M. Z. “Storage pests of maize and their status in Bangladesh”. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research 20(02) (2019): 1724-1730.
Harvard
Alam, M. J. Ahmed, K. S. Hossen, B. Mozammel, H. and Hoque, A. B. M. Z. 2019. Storage pests of maize and their status in Bangladesh. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research, 20(02), pp. 1724-1730.
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Alam, MJ, Ahmed, KS, Hossen, B, Mozammel, H and Hoque, ABMZ. Storage pests of maize and their status in Bangladesh. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research. 2019 May 20(02): 1724-1730.
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