these live under the bark of trees and Cryptolestes pusilloides are of very little importance. However, PaDil (www.padil.gov.au) spp. are important pests of Cryptolestes cereals, cereal products and dried processed foods of vegetable origin. When infesting cereal-based products, spp. breed most rapidly Cryptolestes on milled produce or on grain previously damaged by insects or mechanically damaged during harvesting, storage and handling processes (Rees 2004). Larvae feed preferentially on the germ of the whole kernels, but they also feed on the endosperm and sometimes hollow out the entire kernel. Growth of mould in the endosperm renders it more suitable as larval food. species are apparently Cryptolestes unable to feed on sound grain, but they can feed on kernels with very slight imperfections or injuries (DAFWA date unknown). Major Hosts: species Cryptolestes have been found feeding on grain and cereal products and on a variety of other materials. They have been recorded in wheat, corn, rice, barley, flour, oilseeds, cassava root, dried fruits and chillies (DAFWA date unknown). (Walk.) Tropical warehouse Members of genus are Ephestia cautella Ephestia moth important pests of a wide range of Image source unknown stored products, especially milled, processed and manufactured produce. However, is capable of E. cautella infesting both bulk and bagged stored grain. Bulk grain infestation is normally restricted to surface layers (Rees 2004). (synonym of Carda cautella Ephestia is one of the serious pests of a cautella) wide range of commodities, especially cereals such as maize, rice, wheat, sorghum, millet, oats, cereal flours, cereal products but also dried cassava, groundnuts, cocoa beans, dried mango, dates, nutmeg, mace, cowpeas, etc. (CABI 2011).
Cryptolestes pusilloides PaDil (www.padil.gov.au) these live under the bark of trees and are of very little importance. However, Cryptolestes spp. are important pests of cereals, cereal products and dried processed foods of vegetable origin. When infesting cereal-based products, Cryptolestes spp. breed most rapidly on milled produce or on grain previously damaged by insects or mechanically damaged during harvesting, storage and handling processes (Rees 2004). Larvae feed preferentially on the germ of the whole kernels, but they also feed on the endosperm and sometimes hollow out the entire kernel. Growth of mould in the endosperm renders it more suitable as larval food. Cryptolestes species are apparently unable to feed on sound grain, but they can feed on kernels with very slight imperfections or injuries (DAFWA date unknown). Major Hosts: Cryptolestes species have been found feeding on grain and cereal products and on a variety of other materials. They have been recorded in wheat, corn, rice, barley, flour, oilseeds, cassava root, dried fruits and chillies (DAFWA date unknown). Ephestia cautella (Walk.) Image source unknown Tropical warehouse moth Members of genus Ephestia are important pests of a wide range of stored products, especially milled, processed and manufactured produce. However, E. cautella is capable of infesting both bulk and bagged stored grain. Bulk grain infestation is normally restricted to surface layers (Rees 2004). Carda cautella (synonym of Ephestia cautella) is one of the serious pests of a wide range of commodities, especially cereals such as maize, rice, wheat, sorghum, millet, oats, cereal flours, cereal products but also dried cassava, groundnuts, cocoa beans, dried mango, dates, nutmeg, mace, cowpeas, etc. (CABI 2011).
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