Table 1 List of food and pheromone semiochemical treatments used.
Abbreviations | Semiochemical treatment | Amount in wind tunnel | Amount in release-recapture | Function | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ctrl | Control | Empty | Empty | Unbaited control | ||
WG | Wheat germ oil | 950 μl | 950 μl | Food stimuli | ||
CF | Contaminated food | 20 g | 6 g | Food stimuli + potential repellents + attractants | Wheat flour or wheat kernels previously exposed to beetles: T. castaneum 500-beetle (flour + yeast) or R. dominica 100-beetle (whole wheat) densities for 3–4 weeks with beetles removed | |
UCF | Uncontaminated food | 20 g | 6 g | Food stimuli | Analogous commodities to CF without exposure to beetles | |
TSO | Trécé Storgard oil | 950 μl | 950 μl | Food stimuli | Trece, Inc., Adair, OK, USA | |
SPB | Stored product beetle tab lure | 1 lure | 1 lure | Food stimuli + pheromone | Insect Limited,Westfield, IN, USA | |
