Identification of Insect Pests in Stored Pulses within Tripoli, Libya

Nagat A. Abuelnnor

doi:10.54172/dygg8e08

Authors

Nagat A. Abuelnnor Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Tripoli University, Tripoli, Libya Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54172/dygg8e08

Keywords:

Stored Pulses, Insect Pests, Legumes, Tripoli City

Abstract

This study investigated the presence of insect pests in five stored pulses which are chickpeas, beans, white pea beans, peas, and red lentils collected from Tripoli city markets. The results revealed that one or more beetle species infested 39.05% of the samples. The percentages of samples infested were as follows: beans 52.38%, peas 42.86%, red lentils 38.11%, white pea beans 33.33%, and chickpeas 28.57%. The results also show that eight weevil species of insect pests were detected in the samples. These were cowpea weevil Callosobruchus maculatus (F.), pulse beetle Callosobruchus chinensis L., bean weevil Acanthoscelides obtectus (Say), faba bean beetle Bruchidius incarnatus Boheman, grain weevil Sitophilus granarius (L.), lesser grain borer Rhizopertha dominica (F.), red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) and saw-toothed grain beetle Oryzaephilus surinamensis (L.). The most frequently found beetle species were; cowpea weevil C. maculatus with 18.10 %, bean weevil A. obtectus 14.29 % and lesser grain borer R. dominica 8.57 %.

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