THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WET GRAIN, CRYPTOLESTES FERRUGINEUS (COLEOPTERA: CUCUJIDAE) POPULATIONS, AND HEATING IN WHEAT STORED IN GRANARIES

Abstract Water added to stored wheat in the Prairie Provinces of western Canada promotes heating in the autumn and early winter. A rapid increase in a population of C. ferrugineus (Stephens) where the wheat was wet occurred after heating began and was, therefore, a consequence of the heating and not a cause.