Insect damage in stored food grains may amount to 10%-40% in countries where modern storage technologies have not been introduced. The loss of the olive crop due to the damage inflicted mainly by Dacus oleae (Insecta, diptera), range from 10 to 70%. According to FAO the loss annually by insects and rodent pests is 10 to 25% of world harvested food. In Pakistan, fruit flies cause a loss of around Rs.7 million annually. While according to another report, in Pakistan about 2 - 6% food grain production is lost every year during storage by stored grain insect pests. Similarly the total post...
Insect damage in stored food grains may amount to 10%-40% in countries where modern storage technologies have not been introduced. The loss of the oli...
Potohar plateau (Punjab) of Pakistan comes under Punjab province and western parts of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, thus representing an Oriental distribution of insect species with traces of Palearctic fauna. It is spread over an area of about 15,830 sq.km having a latitudinal range of 32 30' - 34 N and longitudinal range of 71 30' -74 E The study was carried out to explore ant fauna of this important region of Pakistan. It comes up with a record of 21 species of ants with variable distribution pattern and habitat preferences."
Potohar plateau (Punjab) of Pakistan comes under Punjab province and western parts of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, thus representing an Oriental distribution...
