Concern has been expressed that stored grain pests especially the Khapra beetle has posed serious
threat to global food security and safety. Its great economic importance is due to its capability to cause
huge loss in stored grains through voracious feeding and heating of grains, in larval ability to withstand
starvation for up to 3 years as well as in its ability to live on food with very low moisture content. T.
granarium is of quarantine concern because its spread is mainly through international trade. Inspection at
ports and entry points provide an effective way to restrict entry of this pest. The development of resistance
in this pest against conventional insecticides such as phosphine, malathion, actellic and some pyrethroids
has further aggravated its economic importance. Inspite of the economic importance of this pest, no
comprehensive review was available in the literature which may guide the food policy makers, food
security and plant protection workers about the quantitative as well as qualitative losses caused by this
pest. This paper presents a comprehensive review of the economic losses cause by this pest of
quarantine importance; its biology, habitat as well as IPM.
Muhammad Shoaib Ahmedani, Abdul Khaliq, Muhammad Tariq, Muhammad Anwar, Shagufta Naz. (2007) Khapra Beetle (Trogoderma Granarium Everts): A Serious Threat To Food Security And Safety, , Volume-44, Issue-3.
