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Integrated Pest Management Strategies for Cigarette Beetle Control in the Tobacco Industry – A Mini Review Cover

Integrated Pest Management Strategies for Cigarette Beetle Control in the Tobacco Industry – A Mini Review

Open Access
|Aug 2022

Abstract

The cigarette beetle (CB), Lasioderma serricorne (Cole-optera: Ptinidae), is a major insect pest to the tobacco industry worldwide. This insect is also a major pest of raw grains such as rough rice, and postharvest foods like certain high-value grain products like pet food, animal feed, breakfast cereals and various dried herbs and spices. Pest control methods and systematic integrated pest management (IPM) strategies are required for the CB in the tobacco industry to prevent economic damage to cured tobacco leaves in storages as well as finished products in retail and distribution chains. This paper presents an overview of the problem of CB infestation in the tobacco industry and describes and discusses strategies and IPM practices for managing the pest.

Language: English
Page range: 90 - 100
Submitted on: Feb 5, 2022
Accepted on: Apr 14, 2022
Published on: Aug 15, 2022
Published by: Institut für Tabakforschung GmbH
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2022 Peter A. Edde, Thomas W. Phillips, published by Institut für Tabakforschung GmbH
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