1Date palm Research Station, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Mundra, Kachchh-370 421, India
Department of Entomology, Sardar krushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar, BK-385 506, India
*E-mail: mj1107006@gmail.com
Online published on 8 March, 2021.
Cigarettes beetle, Lasioderma serricorne F. is a serious pest of many stored goods causing major economic losses to stored goods. Effect of moisture content on the weight loss of seed spices due to L. serricorne has been done in laboratory. The association of initial moisture and wt. loss was highest in fenugreek (r = 0.87) and it was lowest in coriander (r = 0.67). A significant positive association between final moisture and wt. loss was observed in all seed spices and it was maximum in ajwain (r = 0.91) followed by fennel and cumin (r = 0.90), coriander and fenugreek (r = 0.88). The initial and final moisture content of the seed spices established a significantly positive correlation with weight loss due to L. serricorne indicating moisture plays a key role in storage.
Lasioderma serricorne, Survey, Storage losses, Gujarat, Seed spices
