Biology and management of Plodia interpunctella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in stored products

Plodia interpunctella (Hübner), the Indian meal moth, is a world-wide insect pest of stored-products and processed food commodities. It can infest a variety of products and is perhaps the most economically important insect pest of processed food. In this review, we summarize the biology of P. interp...

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Published in:Journal of stored products research 2007, Vol.43 (3), p.302-311
Main Authors: Mohandass, S., Arthur, F.H., Zhu, K.Y., Throne, J.E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Biology
Control
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
insect biology
insect control
literature reviews
Medically important nuisances and vectors, pests of stored products and materials: population survey and control
pest management
Pests of stored products
Plodia interpunctella
storage insects
stored product protection
stored products
Vertebrates
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Summary:Plodia interpunctella (Hübner), the Indian meal moth, is a world-wide insect pest of stored-products and processed food commodities. It can infest a variety of products and is perhaps the most economically important insect pest of processed food. In this review, we summarize the biology of P. interpunctella, discuss oviposition and development in relation to temperature, environment and food source, examine studies involving sampling and detection, describe various aspects of integrated control, summarize the current knowledge regarding management of P. interpunctella, and address potential areas for new research. The use of reduced-risk insecticides, non-chemical control, targeted pest management through spatial analysis and other means of identifying specific locations of infestations, and computer models that simulate population growth, are examples of some of those new areas of research.
ISSN:0022-474X
1879-1212
DOI:10.1016/j.jspr.2006.08.002