{"@type": "dcat:Dataset", "accessLevel": "public", "accrualPeriodicity": "irregular", "bureauCode": ["005:18"], "contactPoint": {"fn": "Gerken, Alison R.", "hasEmail": "mailto:alison.gerken@usda.gov"}, "description": "<p dir=\"ltr\">Stored product insects present a major threat to global food security, with the lesser grain borer, <i>Rhyzopertha dominica</i>, among the most destructive pests. Cold temperature treatments can reduce <i>R. dominica</i> survival and reproduction, but insufficient cooling during storage may allow persistence, and survival may vary by commodity. In this study, we quantified total adult <i>R. dominica</i> populations from corn, sorghum, rice, and wheat after storage for 2, 4, 8, or 12 weeks at 5, 18, or 30 \u00b0C.</p><p dir=\"ltr\">Columns in the dataset represent: grain = commodity type; week = weeks of exposure to each temperature; temp = temperature of exposure; count = total count of <i>R. dominica</i> adults in the population.</p>", "distribution": [{"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "downloadURL": "https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/63355015", "format": "csv", "mediaType": "text/csv", "title": "Ob3Data.csv"}], "identifier": "10.15482/USDA.ADC/31907740.v1", "keyword": ["Integrated pest management.", "Rhyzopertha dominica", "cold treatments", "life history", "stored products", "temperature control"], "license": "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/", "modified": "2026-06-16", "programCode": ["005:040"], "publisher": {"@type": "org:Organization", "name": "Agricultural Research Service"}, "temporal": "2024-01-01/2025-10-01", "title": "Data from: Cold exposure restricts <i>Rhyzopertha dominica F. </i>(Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) population growth across host grains and exposure durations"}