Lihat sumber bagi Kutu jagung

{{Taxobox
| image = Maize_weevil.jpg
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| phylum = [[Arthropod]]a
| classis = [[Insect]]a
| ordo = [[Kumbang|Coleoptera]]
| familia = [[Curculionidae]]
| genus = ''[[Sitophilus]]''
| species = '''''S. zeamais'''''
| binomial = ''Sitophilus zeamais''
| binomial_authority = ([[Motschulsky]])
}}
'''Kutu jagung''' (bahasa Inggeris:''maize weevil''), nama saintifiknya ''Sitophilus zeamais'', dikenali di [[Amerika Syarikat]] sebagai ''greater rice weevil'' (''kutu beras besar'')<ref name=agric>{{cite web |url=http://agspsrv34.agric.wa.gov.au/ento/pestweb/Query1_1.idc?ID=-1055010548 |title=PestWeb &#124; Greater Rice Weevil |publisher=Agspsrv34.agric.wa.gov.au |date= |accessdate=2010-07-29 |archive-date=2011-09-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928035624/http://agspsrv34.agric.wa.gov.au/ento/pestweb/Query1_1.idc?ID=-1055010548 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=ozanimals>{{cite web|url=http://www.ozanimals.com/Insect/Greater-Rice-Weevil/Sitophilus/zeamais.html |title=Greater Rice Weevil (Sitophilus zeamais) |publisher=Ozanimals.com |accessdate=2010-07-29}}</ref> ialah spesies [[kumbang]] dalam famili [[Curculionidae]]. Kutu jagung dapat dijumpai di banyak kawasan tropika seluruh dunia, dan di Amerika Syarikat, dan merupakan serangga perosak utama [[jagung]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ozanimals.com/Insect/Greater-Rice-Weevil/Sitophilus/zeamais.html |title=Greater Rice Weevil (Sitophilus zeamais) |publisher=Ozanimals.com |date= |accessdate=2010-08-01}}</ref> Spesies ini menyerang tanaman dan produk bijirin yang disimpan, termasuk [[gandum]], [[beras]], [[betari]],<ref>http://agspsrv34.agric.wa.gov.au/ento/pestweb/Query1_1.idc?ID=-1055010548 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928035624/http://agspsrv34.agric.wa.gov.au/ento/pestweb/Query1_1.idc?ID=-1055010548 |date=2011-09-28 }}></ref><ref name=bru>[http://bru.gmprc.ksu.edu/proj/iwcspp/pdf/9/6192.pdf Control of Sitophilus zeamais Mots., 1958 and Sitophilus oryzae (L., 1763) weevils (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) in stored rice grain (Oryza sativa l.) with insecticide pirimiphos methyl (Actellic 500 CE)] B. Alleoni1, W. Ferreira 9th International Working Conference on Stored Product Protection</ref><ref name=grains>{{cite web|url=http://www.grainscanada.gc.ca/storage-entrepose/pip-irp/mw-cr-eng.htm |title=Maize weevil |publisher=Grainscanada.gc.ca |date=2009-12-21 |accessdate=2010-07-29}}</ref> [[oat]], [[barli]], [[rai]], [[gandum kuda]],<ref name=grains/> [[pea]], dab [[biji kapas]]. Kutu jagung juga merosakkan jenis produk bijirin lain yang diproses dan disimpan, seperti pasta, [[ubi kayu]],<ref name=bru/> dan pelbagai bijirin kasar dan kisar. Kutu jagung dikenali menyerang [[buah-buahan]] semasa disimpan, seperti [[epal]].<ref name=padil>{{Cite web |url=http://www.padil.gov.au/pbt/index.php?q=node%2F70&pbtID=217 |title=salinan arkib |access-date=2021-08-29 |archive-date=2016-04-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403121416/http://www.padil.gov.au/pbt/index.php?pbtid=217&q=node%2F70 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Deskripsi ==

Saudara terdekat [[kutu beras]],<ref name=grains/> kutu jagung mempunyai panjang 2.5&nbsp;mm hingga 4&nbsp;mm.<ref name=agric/><ref name=ozanimals/> Kutu jagung kecil yang berwarna perang ini mempunyai empat tompok berwarna perang kemerahan pada penutup sayap. Kutu jagung mempunyai muncung kecil, panjang, dan antena bengkok .<ref name=grains/> ''Sitophilus zeamais'' kelihatan serupa dengan kutu beras (''Sitophilus oryzae''), tapi mempunyai tanda tompok yang lebih jelas pada penutup sayap, dan lebih besar.<ref name=ozanimals/> Kutu jagung dapat terbang.<ref name=grains/>

Walaupun kutu jagung dan kutu beras kelihatan sama, dan senang dikelirukan daripada satu sama lain, terdapat beberapa ciri berlainan:<ref name=padil/>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Kutu jagung (''S. zeamais'')
! Kutu beras (''S. oryzae'')
|-
|[[Fail:Maize Weevil - Sitophilus zeamais (side view).jpg|300px|center]]
|[[Fail:Rice weevil side view.JPG|250px|center]]
|-
|[[Fail:Maize Weevil - Sitophilus zeamais.jpg|300px|center]]
|[[Fail:Rice weevil top view.JPG|300px|center]]
|}

== Pautan luar ==
* [http://www.invasive.org/search/action.cfm?q=Sitophilus%20zeamais Images]
* [http://ddr.nal.usda.gov/bitstream/10113/13133/1/IND20551576.pdf USDA study on temperature management of the maize weevil] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721072644/http://ddr.nal.usda.gov/bitstream/10113/13133/1/IND20551576.pdf |date=2011-07-21 }}
* [http://www.ars.usda.gov/sp2userfiles/place/54300530/pdf/1081_AnBe_79.281.pdf USDA study on contest behaviour of maize weevil larvae when competing within seeds]
* [http://ajol.info/index.php/ajb/article/viewFile/55935/44391 African Journal of Biotechnology: Laboratory evaluation of four medicinal plants as protectants against the maize weevil]

== Rujukan ==
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