Identification and control of Trogoderma granarium (Coleoptera: Dermestidae), a potential threat to stored products and international trade

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunil Kumar Yadav ◽  
Sagarika Bhowmik ◽  
Prakash Chand Yadav ◽  
Kailash Chander Sharma
Keyword(s):  
International Trade ◽  
Stored Products ◽  
Potential Threat ◽  
Trogoderma Granarium ◽  
And Control

Biology and Control of the Khapra Beetle, Trogoderma granarium, a Major Quarantine Threat to Global Food Security

2019 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christos G. Athanassiou ◽  
Thomas W. Phillips ◽  
Waqas Wakil
Keyword(s):  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
The United States ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Stored Products ◽  
International Commerce ◽  
Global Food Security ◽  
Trogoderma Granarium ◽  
Khapra Beetle ◽  
Dry Conditions ◽  
And Control

The khapra beetle, Trogoderma granarium, is a voracious feeder of stored products and is considered one of the most important quarantine pests globally. Its ability to survive for long periods under extreme conditions facilitates its spread through international commerce, which has led to invasions of new geographic regions. The khapra beetle is an important quarantine pest for many countries, including the major wheat-producing countries the United States, Canada, Russia, and Australia, and has been classified as one of the 100 worst invasive species worldwide. This species cannot always be controlled by insecticides and other nonchemical methods that are usually effective against other pests of stored products, particularly owing to its diapausing late larval stage. It can rapidly develop at elevated temperatures and under dry conditions, which are not favorable for many major stored-product insects. We synthesize key published work to draw attention to advances in biology, detection and control of the khapra beetle, and directions to consider for future research.

Situational Strategic Awareness Monitoring Surveillance System–Microcomputer and Microcomputer Clustering used for Intelligent, Economical, Scalable, and Deployable Approach for Safeguarding Materials

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (3) ◽  
pp. 60408-1-60408-10
Author(s):  
Kenly Maldonado ◽  
Steve Simske
Keyword(s):  
Surveillance System ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Electronic Systems ◽  
Time Data ◽  
Potential Threat ◽  
Intelligent Surveillance ◽  
World Markets ◽  
Programming Software ◽  
And Control

The principal objective of this research is to create a system that is quickly deployable, scalable, adaptable, and intelligent and provides cost-effective surveillance, both locally and globally. The intelligent surveillance system should be capable of rapid implementation to track (monitor) sensitive materials, i.e., radioactive or weapons stockpiles and person(s) within rooms, buildings, and/or areas in order to predict potential incidents proactively (versus reactively) through intelligence, locally and globally. The system will incorporate a combination of electronic systems that include commercial and modifiable off-the-shelf microcomputers to create a microcomputer cluster which acts as a mini supercomputer which leverages real-time data feed if a potential threat is present. Through programming, software, and intelligence (artificial intelligence, machine learning, and neural networks), the system should be capable of monitoring, tracking, and warning (communicating) the system observer operations (command and control) within a few minutes when sensitive materials are at potential risk for loss. The potential customer is government agencies looking to control sensitive materials and/or items in developing world markets intelligently, economically, and quickly.

Biology and Control of Trogoderma granarium Everts1

1959 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 312-319 ◽  
Author(s):  
David L. Lindgren ◽  
Lloyd E. Vincent
Keyword(s):  
Trogoderma Granarium ◽  
And Control

International E-Customs Standardization from the Perspective of a Global Company

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 45-58
Author(s):  
Stefan Henningsson
Keyword(s):  
International Trade ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Technical Information ◽  
Regional Economic ◽  
Administrative Burden ◽  
Economic Organizations ◽  
Global Company ◽  
And Control

This paper addresses international e-Customs standardization from the perspective of a global dairy company who faces the result of the standardization efforts. International trade stands in front of a paradox of increasing security and control in order to meet threats from terrorist, diseases and other risks while at the same time lower the administrative burden for traders in order to stay competitive. To solve this seemingly impossible equation national customs and regional economic organizations are seeking to establish a standardized solution for digital reporting of customs data. However, standardization has proven hard to achieve in the socio-technical e-Customs solution. The author identifies and describes what has to be harmonized in order for a global company should perceive e-Customs as standardized. In doing so the author contributes towards an improved understanding of the challenges associated with using a standardization mechanism for harmonizing socio-technical information systems.

The Biology of the Dermestid Beetles, Trogoderma granarium Everts and Trogoderma versicolor (Creutz.)

1956 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 781-796 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. B. Hadaway
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Stored Products ◽  
Trogoderma Granarium ◽  
Dermestid Beetles

Two Dermestid beetles, Trogoderma granarium Everts and T. versicolor (Creutz.) have been recorded on a variety of stored products. In England, T. granarium is a serious pest only in maltings. The life-history is described. The larvae are responsible for the damage to stored products, and their hairy nature facilitates the spread of infestations on sacking and clothing.All stages in the life-cycle are resistant to heat and dryness.

scholarly journals Aceria kuko Mites: a Comprehensive Review of Their Phytosanitary Risk, Pathways and Control

2016 ◽  
Vol 73 (2) ◽  
pp. 89
Author(s):  
Roxana Ciceoi ◽  
Elena Ștefania Mardare
Keyword(s):  
Protective Measure ◽  
Present Moment ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Native Plant ◽  
Potential Threat ◽  
Plant Pest ◽  
Gall Mite ◽  
Goji Berries ◽  
And Control ◽  
First Time

The present review aims to identify the phytosanitary risk, the pathways and the possible control methods of a new eryophid alien species mentioned for the first time in Romania in 2010. The pest is Aceria kuko, the goji-berries gall mite, imported in Europe from China via orders by mail possibly in 2007 or 2008. Although the import from third countries into the European Union of Solanaceae intended for planting is prohibited according to Dir. 2000/29/EC, as a protective measure against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community, the parcels ordered by mail escape the quarantine and pest & disease control services. Our field observations regarding the attack frequency, attack intensity and the losses indicate that the non-native plant pest is a potential threat also for Romania, although no attention has been given to it until the present moment. We consider that monitoring the presence of the mite in the Romanian Goji plantations and the changes in the A. kuko biology and ecology has a strategic importance and should be regarded as a biosafety measure not only for Romania, but for entire Europe, as the Goji fruits produced in Romania are mainly exported in the European countries.

The Big-headed Ant Pheidole megacephala: a new threat to monsoonal northwestern Australia

1998 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin D. Hoffmann
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Foraging Ecology ◽  
Potential Threat ◽  
Pheidole Megacephala ◽  
Realistic Option ◽  
Northwestern Australia ◽  
Nature Park ◽  
And Control

The Big-headed Ant Pheidole megacephala is a major threat to native invertebrate assemblages and to agricultural production world-wide. This paper reviews its known biology including its foraging ecology, colony founding and dispersal behaviour. A case study is presented to illustrate its potential conservation significance for northern Australia. At Howard Springs Nature Park in the Darwin region of the Northern Territory, an infestation of P. megacephala was found to cover 25 ha and is continuing to spread, with its distribution centred on a rainforest patch. The abundance of P. megacephala within the rainforest was 37?110 times that of total native ant abundance at uninfested sites. Only two individuals of a single native ant species were found in the highest abundance of P. megacephala and abundance of other invertebrates was only 15% of natural levels. Pheidole megacephala is a serious potential threat to native biodiversity in monsoonal Australia. Successful eradication on a large scale is a realistic option and control methods are discussed, including chemicals and fire.

The Species of Carpophilus Stephens (Col. Nitidulidae) associated with Stored Products

1954 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 389-402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald M. Dobson
Keyword(s):  
International Trade ◽  
Stored Products ◽  
The World ◽  
Different Parts

Sixteen of the numerous described species of Carpophilus Stephens have been found associated with stored products in different parts of the world, and of these, several species are continually distributed by international trade and have become established in many countries.A key to most of these species is given, several of the species are redescribed and new taxonomic characters, mainly associated with the genitalia, are introduced and figured.A Table is given summarising recent importations of Carpophilus species into Britain, detailing the commodities on which the insects have been found, their places of origin and the number of individual records.

scholarly journals Perspective: Conventional Infection Prevention and Control Practices in Post-Antibiotic Era

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samer Singh
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Resistance ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Infection Prevention ◽  
Local Environment ◽  
Infection Prevention And Control ◽  
Potential Threat ◽  
Agriculture Sector ◽  
Contributory Factors ◽  
Current Article ◽  
And Control

The antibiotic or antimicrobial resistance is rapidly spreading in microbes relevant to human health. Two visible major contributory factors have been the indiscriminate overuse of antimicrobials for preventing diseases in human and to enhance the productivity in agriculture sector. To mitigate the potential threat posed by post-antibiotic era, the global health stakeholders have been making extra efforts at a war footing to formulate and implement global and national plans of action. In the current article, an endeavour is made to provide a perspective to look beyond the current focus on just use of the antimicrobials. Attention has been drawn towards various obvious and not-so-obvious self-preservation infection-prevention practices in vogue from the pre-antibiotic era whose usage has been on decline in the antibiotic era for various reasons. Particularly, the practices with a clear potential to effectively decrease the spread of pathogens through contact, curtail the evolution and dissemination of the antimicrobial resistance in local environment and its introduction into the global community, should be Identified and strengthened to make them part of comprehensive hygiene and quarantine practices. Broadly, the suggestions pertaining to the personal and community hygiene including bereavement practices, isolation and quarantine of suspected pathogen carriers, and water and environment security have been made to invoke a constructive debate and discussion among various stakeholders for their evaluation and implementation to effectively delay the development of antimicrobial resistance wherever possible and disrupt its spread to pathogens.

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