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INSECT DAMAGE
INSECT DAMAGEPost-harvest Operations - Post-harvest CompendiumINSECT DAMAGE : DAMAGE on Post-harvest Organisation: International Centre of INSECT Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) ( ) Author: Mohamed N. Sallam Edited by: AGSI/FAO: Danilo Mejia (Technical), Beverly Lewis (Language&Style) Contents 1. Introduction .. 2 Magnitude of the problem .. 4 Storage and Losses .. 5 INSECT 8 2. Major INSECT pests of stored foods .. 10 Coleoptera .. 10 Lepidoptera .. 19 Fungal contamination and production of mycotoxins .. 22 3. References .. 26 INSECTS: Post-harvest Operations Page 2 1. Introduction Insects are the most diverse species of animals living on earth.
Insect pests inflict damage to humans, farm animals and crops. Insect pests have been defined by Williams (1947) as any insect in the wrong place. Depending on the structure of the ecosystem in a given area and man's view point, a certain insect might or might not be considered a pest.
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