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Osman, Noorma
(1984)
Assessment of Damage by the Rice Moth, Corcyra cephalonica (81.)
on Different Grains at Four Levels of Moisture Content.
Pertanika, 7 (3).
pp. 53-58.
Abstract
Assessment of damage by C.cephalonica on millet, sorghum, milled rice and padi at four moisture
contents was determined using the count and weigh method. The parameters determined were percent
damaged kernels, percent dry weight loss and dry weight of frass and webbings. The percent survival and
the average development period of 12 ± 12 ~hr- old larva to adult were also determined. The four moisture
contents used in this study did not influence the percent of damaged kernels, percent dry weight loss or
the dry weight of frass and webbings. Rough rice was the least damaged of all the four grains; few larvae
survived. The percent of larvae that survived to adult showed an increase from 11.1% MG to 13.2% MG
for millet, sorghum and milled rice while at 14.1% MG, it decreased. For milled rice, the percent of larvae
that survived at the lowest MG was significantly lower than at the highest MG. The development period
in millet, sorghum and milled rice was significantly lower at the lowest MG.
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