Stored-Product Protection Graduate Degrees at Kansas State University

The following 227 stored-product protection graduate degrees were earned in the Entomology, Grain Science and Industry and other departments at Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas between 1909 and 2020. For more information see Mills et al. 2015.

Mills, Robert, Thomas Phillips and David Hagstrum. 2015. 100 Years of Stored-Product Entomology at Kansas State University. American Entomologist 61(1): 27-38

Abbott, C. E. 1928. Observations of the resistance of grain weevils to certain fumigants. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Abbouda, Sirelkhatim K. 1984 Heat and Mass Transfer in Stored Milo. Ph.D. diss., Kansas State University Department of Grain Science

Acasio, Ulysses Aquino 1979 An Experimental Study of Natural Convection Heat Transfer in a Vertical Porous Medium. Ph.D. diss., Kansas State University Department of Grain Science

Adkisson, P. L. 1956. Relative susceptibility of the various developmental stages and instars of the rice weevil, Sitophilus oryza., to certain fumigants., PhD Dissertation Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Adler, V. E. 1956. The ovicidal effect of fumigants on stored grain insect eggs. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Afful, Edwin. 2018. Resistance of Rhyzopertha dominica (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) to phosphine fumigation; geographic variation, high dose treatments and rapid assay assessment. PhD diss., Department of Entomology, Kansas State University

Ahmed, Yousef Nagi (Assalimy). 1981. Static pressure drop in a fixed bed of grain as affected by grain moisture content. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Grain Science.

Aikins, M. J. 2007. The arginine vasopressin-like peptide and the vasopressin receptor in Tribolium castaneum (coleoptera: tenebrionidae). MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Akbar, W. 2003. Evaluation of Interactions of Surface-active agents with Beavuveria bassiana (Balsamo) vuillemin for control of Tribolium castaneum (Herbst). MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Al-Hamad, S. A. 1977. Laboratory evaluation of emulsifiable and encapsulated formulations of malathion and fenitrothion on soft red winter wheat against stored product insects. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Ali, M. H. 1950. Some sorghum insects and their damage to the seeds in the field and storage. PhD Dissertation, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Allen, A. R. 2004. Traps and product samples for monitoring stored-product insects in flour mills and other facilities and for gauging effectiveness of heat treatments. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Grain Science and Industry.

Al-Mana, H. A. 1986. Tricalcium phosphate CA-3(PO-4)-2: Its relationship to stored-product insect suppression and layer cake quality. PhD Dissertation, Kansas State University Department of Grain Science and Industry.

Alnaji, L., K. 1978. Effectiveness and fate of methyl phoxim and malathion on stored grain insects and the fate of the insecticide residues on the properties of the grain products. PhD Dissertation, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Amoah, Barbara Amoh. 2016 Monitoring populations of the ham mite, Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Schrank) (Acari: Acaridae) research on traps, orientation behavior, and sampling techniques. PhD Dissertation, Kansas State University, Entomology Department

Amoako-Atta, B. 1974. Influence of pupal age on the response of the almond moth, Cadra cautella (Walker), to gamma radiation. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Amoako-Atta, B. 1976. Gamma radiation affects on mating behavior, inherited sterility, and competitiveness of Cadra cautella (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). PhD Dissertation, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Andrada, M. 2017. Infestation of Rhyzopertha dominica first instars on different classes of wheat. PhD diss., Department of Grain Science and Industry, Kansas State University

Asanga, C. T. 1985. Changes in environment, grain quality, and insect populations in pearl millet, Pennisetum americanum (L.) Leeke, stored in airtight containers or underground pits. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Atmosudirdjo, O. 1976. Susceptibility of rough, brown, milled and broken rice kernels in different environments to six species of stored-product insects. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Audant, A. 1931. Experiments on the practical control of stored grain insects with a revolving drum-type heater. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Ayella, Allan K’Lara 2004 Effect of Wheat Trypsin Inhibitors on Storage Insects and Dough Formation. MS thesis, Kansas State University Department of Grain Science

Baqir, A. W. 1977. Sanitation of cereal grains. PhD Dissertation, Kansas State University Department of Grain Science and Industry.

Bautista, G. M. 1962. A study of methods to detect storage deterioration of corn and wheat. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Grain Science and Industry.

Bell Jr., K. O. 1971. Angoumois grain moth, Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier), reared on pellets and meals composed of various combinations of endosperm, germ and bran of wheat. PhD Dissertation, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Bencomo, Igor J. 1998 Nonlinear Horizontal Aeration in Upright Grain Storages. MS thesis, Kansas State University Department of Grain Science

Ben Hamza, H. 1990. Field infestation of wheat by stored-product insects. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Grain Science and Industry.

Berndt, W. L. 1963. Synergism in the repellent action of combinations of piperonyl butoxide and allethrin. PhD Dissertation, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Biery, R. L. 1970. Effects of various miticides upon an ectoparasitic mite (Pymotes sp.) in rice weevil and Angoumois grain moth cultures. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Bingham, Aaron C. 2014. Heat treatment of grain-processing facilities: gauging effectiveness against select life stages of Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) using bioassays and a thermal death kinetic model. PhD diss., Kansas State University.

Boina, D. 2004. Time-mortality relationships for Tribolium confusum (Jacquelin du Val) life stages exposed to elevated temperatures and a dynamic model for predicting survival of old larvae during heat treatments. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Boles, H. P. 1967. Changes in behavior and reproduction in rice weevils (Sitophilus oryzae L.) in response to sublethal dosages of pyrethrins in combination with piperonyl butoxide. PhD Dissertation, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Brabec, D. 1990. The effect of air movement on red flour beetles and lesser grain borers in hard red winter wheat. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Grain Science and Industry.

Brabec, D. L. 2003. Experimental and numerical modeling of dust control at grain receiving with a high-pressure water fogging system. PhD Dissertation, Kansas State University Department of Grain Science and Industry.

Brewer, G. J. 1984. Resistance of pubescent Medicago species to the alfalfa seed chalcid, Bruchophagus roddi (Guss.). PhD Dissertation, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Brijwani, M. 2011. Effect of sanitation on responses of Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) life stages to structural heat treatments. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Grain Science and Industry.

Buckley, M. S. 1946. The effect of excessive fumigation on wheat quality. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Grain Science and Industry.

Bulger, C. S. 1960. The explosive flammability of liquid grain fumigants. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Byington, S. 2016. Antibiotic resistant enterococci in laboratory reared stored-product insect species and their diets. PhD diss., Department of Grain Science and Industry, Kansas State University

Carlson, S. D. 1965. Effect of carbon dioxide and nitrogen preconditioning on the mortality of Tribolium confusum in subsequent fumigation. PhD Dissertation, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Castro Delgado, Mauricio 2019. A global perspective on insect-based foods: willingness to eat, brand equity impact, reasons for not eating and consumer acceptability of an insect-based product. PhD diss., Department of Food, Nutrition, Dietetics and Health College of Human Ecology, Kansas State University

Cato, Aaron 2015. Phosphine resistance in North American Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Master of Science Department of Entomology, Kansas State University

Chanbang, Y. 2005. Evaluation of diatomaceaous earth, methoprene, and varietal resistance to control the Lesser Grain Borer in stored rice, PhD Dissertation Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Channaiah, L. H. 2009. Polyphasic characterization of antibiotic resistant and virulent Enterococci isolated from animal feed and stored-product insects. PhD Dissertation, Kansas State University Department of Grain Science and Industry.

Chater, C. S. 1953. Studies on the identification, feeding habits, and control of the flat grain beetle, Laemophleus pusillus (Schonh.) (Coleoptera: Cucujidae). MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Chaudhari, Sujata Suresh 2011.  The molecular mechanisms of Knickkopf and Retroactive proteins in organization and protection of chitin in the newly synthesized insect exoskeleton. PhD diss., Graduate Biochemistry Group Kansas State University

Cheng, L. 2001. Mating behavior of Cephalonomia tarsalis (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae). MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Ching’oma, G. P. 2006. Spatial distribution of movement of the lesser grain borer, Rhyzopertha dominica (F.). PhD Dissertation, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Ch’oe, Chŏng-p’yo 2006. The role of pair-rule genes in Tribolium segmentation. PhD diss., Department of Biology Kansas State University

Chun Y. 2008. Susceptibility of Lasioderma serricorne (F.) life stages exposed to elevated temperatures. Master of Science, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA

Chung, Do Sup 1966 Thermodynamic Factors Influencing Moisture Equilibrium of Cereal Grains and Their Products. Ph.D. diss., Kansas State University Department of Grain Science

Cook, S. A. L. 2016. Evaluation of sealed storage silos for grain fumigation. Master of Science, Department of Grain Science and Industry, Kansas State University

Cordeiro, Erick M. G. 2016. Patterns of infestation, dispersion, and gene flow in Rhyzopertha dominica based on population genetics and ecological modeling. PhD diss. Kansas State University, Department of Entomology

Cosme, L. V. 2009. Diuretic hormones of Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Daniels, N. E. 1952. Extent of damage and reproduction of Tribolium confusum and T. castaneum in wheat with different moisture contents. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

David, M. H. 1972. Laboratory studies of the biology and behavior of the foreign grain beetle, Ahasversus advena (waltl). PhD Dissertation, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Dela Cruz, Joselito V. 1981 Heat Transfer by Natural Convection in Stored Grains. Ph.D. diss., Kansas State University Department of Grain Science

Deliephan, Aiswariya 2013 Exposure to flameless catalytic infrared radiation on temperatures attained, wheat physical properties, microbial loads, milling yield, and flour quality. MS thesis, Kansas State University Department of Grain Science

Diaz, G. 1967. Some relationships of representative races of corn from the Latin America germ plasm seed bank to intensity of infestation by the rice weevil, Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky (Coleoptera, Curculionidae). PhD Dissertation, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Dietz, J. C. 1982. The effect of stored-product insect and non-toxin producing storage fungi on the physical and nutritional quality of grain sorghum. PhD Dissertation, Kansas State University Department of Grain Science and Industry.

Ediz, S. H. 1973. Isolation of insect repellant constituents from costal redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) hemicellulose extract. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Grain Science and Industry.

El-Refai, A. 1960. The nature of chemical changes occurring in residues of malathion. PhD Dissertation, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

El-Sherif, Ezzat 2013. Clock-based segmentation in the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum. PhD diss., Genetics Program College of Arts and Sciences, Kansas State University

Espinal, J. R. 1986. Comparison of traditional and improved methods of farm maize storage in Honduras. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Grain Science and Industry.

Espinal, J. R. 1993. Economic losses associated with Zabrotes subfasciatus (Boheman) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) and Acanthoscelides obtectus (Say) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) infestations of stored dry red beans ( Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in southeastern Honduras. PhD Dissertation, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Fadlemula, A. 1983. Resistance of sorghum varieties to the rice weevil Sitophilus oryzae (L.) and to the Angoumois grain moth Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier). MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Fang, L. 2002. Laboratory and field evaluation of spinosad on wheat against stored-grain insects. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Grain Science and Industry.

Farrell, E.P. 1953 Vertical Pressure of Dry and Flooded Grain Stored in Deep Bins. MS thesis, Kansas State University Department of Grain Science

Farzana, Laila 2005. Survey of segment polarity genes in a short germ band beetle Tribolium castaneum. PhD diss., Department of Biology Kansas State University

Flaherty, M. 1951. An investigation of the natural fluorescence of wheat kernal parts and farinaceous residues of certain insects. Master of Science, Department of Physics Kansas State. College of Agriculture and Applied Science, .

Fleming, R. A. 1990. Costs of insect control and discounts for insects in stored grain : a case study of Kansas country elevators. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department Agricultural Economics, .

Frederick, J. L. 2016. Heat treatment of empty storage bins and grain-processing facilities: factors influencing efficacy against adults of the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum (Herbst). PhD diss., Kansas State University, Department of Grain Science and Industry

Fritz, R. F. 1939. Comparative toxicity of three fumigants to the confused flour beetle (Tribolium confusum Duv.) and the rust-red flour beetle (T. castaneum Hbst.). MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Fu, Jinping 2014. Contribution of the canonical Wnt pathway in Tribolium anterior-posterior axis patterning. PhD diss., Department of Biology Kansas State University

Gao, Nan 2018. Management of Indian meal moth and maize weevil in stored popcorn using approved grain protectants. MS thesis, Department of Grain Science and Industry, Kansas State University

Getchell, A. I. 2006. Efficacy of two spinosad formulations on various commodities against stored-product insects. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Grain Science and Industry.

Gonzales, H. B. 2007. Monitoring stored grain with relative humidity, temperature, and carbon dioxide sensors. MSc thesis, Biological and Agricultural Eng. Dept, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas

Graham, S. M. 1981. An investigation of the accuracy of two post-harvest grain loss assessment methods. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Grain Science and Industry.

Granovsky, T. A. 1977. Low temperature acclimation of Sitophilus granarius (L.), Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) and Oryzaephilus surrinamensis (L.), (Coleoptera): effects on survival, physiology and population interactions. PhD Dissertation, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Greiffensten, A.C. 1974 Moisture Absorption of Bulk Stored Grain Under Tropical Conditions. MS thesis, Kansas State University Department of Grain Science

Grieshop, M. 2005. Evaluation of Trichogramma spp. egg parasitoids for the biological control of the Indianmeal moth in retail stores and warehouses. PhD Dissertation, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Grijalva, Conrado Campos 1997 Age Related Changes in Freshly Harvested Hard Wheat. MS thesis, Kansas State University Department of Grain Science

Guedes, R. N. C. 1997. Organophosphate resistance and its biochemical mechanisms in Brazilian and United States populations of the lesser grain borer, Rhyzopertha dominica. PhD Dissertation, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Guerber, J. C. 1971. Photoperiodic mating rhythm for the angoumois grain moth, Sitotroga cerealella (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), and the role of male response to the female sex pheromone in its determination. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Guevarra, Apolinio V. 1980 A Straw-Fired Furnace for Grain Drying Purposes. MS thesis, Kansas State University Department of Grain Science

Guio, Melquiades G. 1973 Equilibrium Moisture Content of Beans, MS thesis, Kansas State University Department of Grain Science

Haliscak, J. P. 1982. Incidence and physiological nature of malathion resistance in four species of stored products Coleoptera from grain producing states. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Harein, P. K. 1961. Fumigation efficiency as affected by exposure periods, formulations and by insect species and stages. PhD Dissertation, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Harkness, Kenneth Alfred. 1956. Air distribution ducts for ventilating high-moisture wheat in farm type storage structures. MS thesis, Department of Agricultural Engineering, Kansas State College of Agriculture and Applied Science

Hartzer, K. 2004. Host-Parasitoid Interaction: Biological, biochemical, and molecular aspects of the prophenoloxidase cascade in Plodia interpunctella (Lepidoptera; Phyralidae) parasitized by Habrobracon hebetor (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Heisman, Adam R. 1998 Costs of Segregating Wheat at Country Elevators. MS thesis, Kansas State University Department of Grain Science

Hermittee, R. J. J. 1946. The effect of methyl bromide fumigation on flour. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Grain Science and Industry.

Hogenkamp, David George 2006. Chitin metabolism in insects: chitin synthases and beta-N-acetylglucosaminidases. PhD diss., Department of Biochemistry, Kansas State University

Hopkins, H. G. 1970. A search for resistance to the lesser grain borer among 314 genetic sources of corn. PhD Dissertation, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Hunkapiller, P. D. 1970. A search for resistance to the maize weevil, lesser grain borer, and the Angoumois grain moth among 269 cultivars of sorghum. PhD Dissertation, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Husted, S. R. 1969. Salmonella montevideo : its effects on, and transmission by, the lesser rice weevil (Sitophilus oryzae (L.)) in wheat. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Ingles, Maria Elena A. 2005. Identity preservation of grain in elevators. PhD diss., Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Kansas State University

Itto, A. 1988. Semi-underground grain storage: The effects of moisture, temperature and interseed atmospheres, on the quality of grain sorghum in lined and unlined pits. PhD Dissertation, Kansas State University Department of Entomology, .

Jasrapuria, Sinu. 2011. Tribolium Castaneum Genes Encoding Proteins with the Chitin-Binding Type II Domain. Kansas State University

Jenson, E. A. 2008. Survival of egg, neonate and wandering-phase larvae of the Indianmeal moth (Plodia interpunctella (Hubner)) exposed to surface and aerosol applications of methoprene. PhD Dissertation, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Khalil, A. R. 1967. Grain-infesting insects in warehouses and flour mills in Kassala Province of the Republic of Sudan. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Khamis, M. 2009. Effects of flameless catalytic infrared radiation on stored-wheat insects and wheat quality. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Grain Science and Industry.

Khamis, Moses. 2014. Characterization and evaluation of heat treated wheat flours. PhD diss., Dept. Grain Science, Kansas State University

Kharel, Kabita 2013. Evaluation of pyrethrin aerosol insecticide as an alternative to methyl bromide for pest control in flour mills.  MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Khattak, M. K. 1994. Effect of neem oil on maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky, and its parasitoid, Anisopteromalus calandrae (Howard). PhD Dissertation, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Kim, Hong Geun. 2014. The roles of transient receptor potential channels in thermostatic behavior, in thermal acclimation, and in tonic immobility in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum (coleoptera: tenebrionidae). PhD diss., Kansas State University

Kinsinger, R. A. 1975. Stability of Bacillus thuringiensis and a granulosis virus of Plodia interpunctella (Hubner) on stored wheat. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Kinsinger, R. A. 1978. Response of populations of the Indian Meal Moth and the Almond Moth to Bacillus thuringiensis. PhD Dissertation, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Kirkpatrick, R. L. 1962. Development and habits of the granary weevil, Sitophilus granarius (L.), within the kernel of wheat. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Kokubu, H. 1979. Studies of Trogoderma species development and starvation, and effects of their hastisetae on selected stored-product insects. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Kossou, D. K. 1981. Factors affecting the storage of pearl millet (Pennisetum americanum Leeke). PhD Dissertation, Kansas State University Department of Grain Science and Industry.

Krchma, L. J. 1971. The effect of relative humidity on the metabolism of the starved yellow mealworm Tenebrio molitor L. (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) as measured by changes in dry matter and lipid composition. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Lange, S. K. 1973. Laboratory studies of varietal sorghum grain resistance to the maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais motsch. (Coleoptera, Curculionidae). PhD Dissertation, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Larson, Z. A. 2004. Diversity and medical importance of stored-product insects in feed mills. MS Degree, Kansas State University Department of Grain Science and Industry.

Li, Beibei. 2014. Functional genomics and dynamic assembly of cuticular proteins analogous to peritrophins and Knickkopf into the procuticle of Tribolium castaneum. PhD diss., Kansas State University

Lockwood, L. M. 1973. Organophosphate pesticides for use in grain protectants in India: Degradation of their residues during milling and cooking of cereal grain. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Grain Science and Industry.

Lorenzen, Marcé 2000. Development and use of a gene transfer system in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum. PhD diss., Department of Biology Kansas State University

Losey, S. M. 2015. Orientation and dispersal of Cryptolestes ferrugineus (Stephens) (Coleoptera: Laemophloeidae) in response to various semiochemicals. Masters Science, Department: Entomology Kansas State University

Mahroof, R. 2004. Elevated temperatures for insect management in mills: Biological, biochemical, and molecular responses of Tribolium castaneum (Herbst). PhD Dissertation, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Maille, Jacqueline. 2019. The efficacy of propylene oxide, ethyl formate, and ethanedinitrile as fumigants to control Lasioderma serricorne (Fabricius, 1792) (Coleoptera: Anobiidae), Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Schrank, 1781)(Sarcoptiformes: Acaridae), and Necrobia rufipes (De Geer, 1775)(Coleoptera: Cleridae). MS thesis, Kansas State University

Maneechoti, P. 1974. Studies of resistance of 92 sorghum and 28 maize cultivars to four species of stored-product insects. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Maurer, Samuel Gwinn. 1977. Natural-air grain drying: modeling and validation. MS thesis, Dept. Industrial Engineering, Kansas State University

McGregor, H. E. 1956. Liquid grain protectant containing pyrethrins synergized by piperonyl butoxide and its effect upon development of certain insect populations in sorghum grains. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

McLaurin Jr., B. F. 1965. Serological comparison of three species of grain infesting weevils (Curculionidae: Sitophilus). MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Meagher, R., L. 1982. Pneumatic probe sampling of Kansas farm-stored sorghum, MS Thesis ed. Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Mejia, F. 1988. Effect of moisture content on milling of rough rice stored for short periods of time. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Grain Science and Industry.

Menon, A. K. C. 1997. Functional response, progeny sex ratio and adult survival of Anisopteromalus calandrae (Howard), a parasitoid of the lesser grain borer, Rhyzopertha dominica (Fabricius). PhD Dissertation, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Miller, S. C. 2009. RNA interference in the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum. PhD, Department: Biology, Kansas State University

Milliken, F. B. 1909. Insects injurious to stored grains and grain products. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Mills, R. B. 1964. Laboratory studies of the biology and behavior of the Angoumois grain moth, Sitotroga cerealella (Oliv.). Ph D Dissertation, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Mohandass, S. 2005. Modeling hydroprene effects on eggs and 5th instar wandering phase larvae of the Indianmeal moth, Plodia interpunctella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Mora, M. A. 1975. Measurement of maize weevil and fungi damage to stored corn. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Grain Science and Industry.

Mora, M. A. 1976. Damage to stored maize infested with Sitophilus zeamais Motsch. PhD Dissertation, Kansas State University Department of Grain Science and Industry.

Morales Quiros, Alejandro. 2017. Evaluation of ambient and chilled aeration strategies to maintain the quality of stored grain in tropical climates and during summer in temperate climates. PhD diss., Department Grain Science and Industry, Kansas State University

Mosher, D. R. 1970. Photogradation of malathion on stored grain. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Mowry, S. V. 2001. Mechanisms underlying infestation of packaged consumer foods by sawtoothed grain beetle, Oryzaephilus surinamensis (L.) (Coleoptera: Silvanidae). MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Muhareb, J. S. 2010. A comparison to methyl bromide with two alternatives treatments; sulfuryl fluoride and heat to control stored products insects. Doctoral dissertation, Kansas State University

Munger, G. O. 1953. The effectiveness of pyrenone grain protectant against four species of grain infesting insects when applied to shelled corn and sorghum. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Musser, D. R. 1933. Observations of effectiveness of some mothproofing chemical compounds. . MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Nelson, R. G. 1952. Effect of storage and other treatments on certain physical and chemical properties of flour. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Grain Science and Industry.

Nwanze, K. F. 1973. Techniques for screening cowpeas, Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. in the laboratory for resistance of Callosobruchus maculatus Fab. (Coleoptera, Bruchidae). MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Nwanze, K. F. 1975. Studies in cowpea resistanct to Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Bruchidae). PhD Dissertation, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

O’Donnell, A. E. 1956. Determination of larval instars of the rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae L., in wheat. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

O’Donnell, A. E. 1958. Effectiveness of certain grain fumigant formulations and the significance of sorption by wheat on their action. PhD Dissertation, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Pedersen, J. R. 1959. Effectiveness of an 80:20 formulation of carbon tetrachloride-methylallyl chloride as a fumigant for rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae (L.) in wheat. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Pedersen, J. R. 1979. Selection of oviposition sites on wheat kernels by Sitophilus spp.:effect of moisture, temperature and kernel size. PhD Dissertation, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Perez-Mendoza, J. 1997. Environmental and physiological factors influencing flight initiation of the lesser grain borer, Rhyzopertha dominica (F.) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae). PhD Dissertation, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Pesho, G. R. 1954. Detection of immature rice weevils, Sitophilus oryzae L. (Curculionidae, Coleoptera) by audio amplification. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Pinel, L. 1960. Effect of grain moisture and application temperature on chlorpyrifos methyl effectiveness. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Grain Science and Industry.

Plumier, B.M. 2018. 3D Ecosystem Modeling of Aeration and Fumigation in Australian Grain Silos to Improve Efficacy against Insects. Ph.D., Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas.

Prabhakar, S. 2007. Molecular characterization of digestive proteinases of the yellow mealworm, Tenebrio molitor L. PhD Dissertation, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Prentice, C. E. 1953. The grain sanitation program. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Economics and Sociology

Pryor, H. A. 1951. A study of the factors influencing the location of wheat stored by farmers. Kansas State College

Pursley, W. E. 1975. Insects as potential pests and contaminants of texturized soy protein. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Grain Science and Industry.

Quinlan, J. K. 1967. Effect of temperature upon insect populations in aerated and nonaerated stored shelled corn. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Quintana, R. 1958. Some factors affecting grain fumigation. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Qureshi, Z. A. 1966. Effects of sub-lethal gamma radiation on the biology and behavior of the Angoumois grain moth, Sitotroga cerealella Olivier. PhD Dissertation, Kansas State University Department of Entomology, .

Rachesky, S. R. 1966. Development of the Angoumois grain moth, Sitotroga cerealella (Oliv.), in pellets of varied compositions of wheat germ, bran and endosperm under controlled humidities and temperature. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Rai, Purnima. 2014. Effect of elevated temperatures on Trogoderma variabile Ballion life stages. PhD diss., Kansas State University. Department: Grain Science and Industry.

Ramos, O. 2005. Entomopathogenic nematodes for the biological control of stored product insect pests. PhD Dissertation, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Rao, G. H. R. 1969. Biology behavior and frass analysis of the lesser grain borer (Rhyzopertha dominica (F.)). PhD Dissertation, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Reed, C. 1986. On-farm wheat storage in Kansas: A description, assessment of losses, and a comparison of quality maintenance costs under various pest control strategies. PhD Dissertation, Kansas State University Department of Grain Science and Industry.

Richardson, Elizabeth A. 2003. Molecular characterization of a deficiency in the homeotic complex of the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum. MS thesis, Department Biology, Kansas State University

Robinson, R. R. 1969. Susceptibility of bulgur to infestation of five internally-feeding stored grain insects at three relative humdities. MS Thesis, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

Rodriguez-Rivera, R. 1979. Resistance of three geographic populations of the maize weevil Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, in native cultivars of corn from the Yucatan Peninsula. PhD Dissertation, Kansas State University Department of Entomology.

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