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Data from: Subsequent chemical and foraging ecology preferences of <i>Theocolax elegans</i> (Westwood) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) reared on two alternate stored product host insects
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2.1 Source Host and Parasitoid InsectsFor all assays, 4–8-week-old R. dominica were reared on wheat, while S. oryzae were reared on wheat tempered to 13% grain... -
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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: Leveraging insecticide-treated netting to improve fumigation efficacy for the protection of bulk storage of commodities
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Experimental Insects.The field colonies of T. castaneum, R. dominica and the rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), were used on this study. For... -
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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... -
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Data from: Direct lethality and time-delayed sublethal effects of multiple types of insecticide netting against stored product insects
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Experimental Insects The field strains of T. castaneum and R. dominica (F.) were used in this study. The former originates from Eastern Kansas in 2012, and the latter... -
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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: Season-long microbial dynamics from the cuticle of rice weevil originating at food facilities after dispersal to novel food patches
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Trapping of field-collected S. oryzaeTo capture field-collected S. oryzae to evaluate how microbial vectoring over the course of a season in 2022, six commercial... -
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Data from: Effects of nutrition on recovery, mortality, and mobility of adult Tribolium castaneum after exposure to long-lasting insecticide-incorporated netting
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2.1 Experimental insects A laboratory colony of T. castaneum maintained at the USDA Center for Grain and Animal Health Research for over 30 years free of exposure to... -
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Data from: Effects of synergists on the efficacy of long-lasting insecticide-incorporated netting against <i>Tribolium castaneum </i>(Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) and <i>Rhyzopertha dominica </i>(Coleoptera: Bostrichidae)
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Experimental Insects Adult Tribolium castaneum and Rhyzopertha castaneum were obtained from insect colonies kept at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)...