8.2 Important storage pests
Storage pests [1] known to infest cocoa beans include [2]:
| Note | ||
|---|---|---|
| Warehouse moths (Lepidoptera) especially: | ||
| - Cocoa moth (=Warehouse moth) | Ephestia elutella (Pyralidae) | especially frequent on cocoa |
| - Tropical warehouse moth (= Almond moth) | E. cautella | especially frequent on cocoa |
| - Dried fruit moth | Corcyra cephalonica (Pyralidae) | |
| Beetles (Coleoptera) such as: | ||
| - Cigarette beetle (esp. after long storage) | Lasioderma serricone (Anobiidae) | especially frequent on cocoa |
| - Corn sap beetle | Carpophilus dimidiatus (Nitidulidae) | |
| - Rusty grain beetle | Cryptolestes ferrugineus (Cucujidae) | especially frequent on cocoa |
| - Coffee bean weevil (esp. at high humidity) | Araecerus fasciculatus (Anthribidae) | |
| - Rust-red flour beetle | Triboleum castaneum (Tenebrionidae) | especially frequent on cocoa |
| - Lesser grain borer | Rhizopertha dominica (Bostrichidae) | |
| Rodents | Rattus spp. |
Photo: RBP
Right – Warehouse moth - Ephestia elutella
Courtesy The Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA), York.
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