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Ephestia cautella
ID 147 Images of Ephestia cautella
Class Insecta
Order Lepidoptera
Family Pyralidae
Genus Ephestia
Species cautella
Synonyms Cadra cautella W.
Common Names Tropical warehouse moth; Almond moth; Cocoa moth; Fig moth
Common Host Grains, Seeds, Nuts, Dried figs, Stored product
Last updated 2010-08-20 14:41:37
IDIDAS code EPCAU
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Life stageDisinfestationSterilization
Egg
Treatment dose (Gy)EfficacyREF
300>99.99% 3338 3401
 
Larva  
Pupa/Pharate 
DoseInduced sterilityREF
(6-8days old )200-300GyF1-sterlity 565
Adult
Treatment dose (Gy)EfficacyREF
250 treated as juveniles adult sterility99.9 3338
DoseInduced sterilityREF
male: 600 GyF1-sterlity 563 2463 2464 2465 2466 2467 2468 2469 2470 2471 2472
female: 600 Gy100% sterlity 564
Unspecified
Treatment dose (Gy)EfficacyREF
1000 all stages;11d mort: 300 female and 1200 male; sterility 300 female 1000 male 121 491 182 418 459 3338 3401
 
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