Bhavanam S.P. Effect of nutrient limitation on the Mediterranean flour moth, Ephestia kuehniella Zeller

Dissertation submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Entomology. — Massey University, 2016. — 166 p.The Mediterranean flour moth, Ephestia kuehniella is a cosmopolitan pest of stored products that now has wide distribution in flour/feed mills in New Zealand. Understanding how individual behaviour and life-history strategies evolve in response to environmental Variation will help predict the population dynamics and allow us to develop environmentally safe pest control measures.