2004
Fuhrer, E. (2004) Polyploid spermatozoa in Pityogenes chalcographus and Ips typographus (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). European Journal of Entomology. 101(1): 21-27. ISSN: 1210-5759.
NAL call number: QL461 E9884
Descriptors: economic entomology, pest assessment control and management, population genetics and studies, terrestrial ecology, Coleoptera, Ips typographus, Pityogenes chalcographus, Picea abies, sperm, reproductive system, polyploidy, spermatozoa, methods and equipment, light microscopy, imaging and microscopy techniques, laboratory techniques, abnormal spermatogenesis, allochthonous sites, allopatric crosses, autochthonous sites, genetics animal, population genetics, environmental biology.
Johnson, S.N.; Read, D.B.; Gregory, P.J. (2004) Tracking larval insect movement within soil using high resolution X-ray microtomography. Ecological Entomology. 29(1): 117-122. ISSN: 0307-6946.
NAL call number: QL461.E4
Descriptors: behavior, terrestrial ecology, Coleoptera, Sitona lepidus, clover root weevil, larva, neonate, Trifolium repens, X-ray microtomography, laboratory techniques, insect movements, non-invasive methods, plant-insect interactions, soil columns, travel speed, behavioral biology, comparative study, environmental biology.
Lagisz, M.; Wolff, K. (2004) Microsatellite DNA markers for the ground beetle Pterostichus oblongopunctatus f. Molecular Ecology Notes.. 4(1): 113-115. ISSN: 1471-8278.
NAL call number: QH541.15.M632
Descriptors: molecular genetics and biophysics, population genetics and studies, terrestrial ecology, Coleoptera, Pterostichus oblongopunctatus, ground beetle, microsatellite DNA loci and markers, multiplex polymerase chain reaction, genetic laboratory techniques, heterozygosity in a population, environmental biology.
Merrick, M.J.; Smith, R.J. (2004) Temperature regulation in burying beetles (Nicrophorus spp.: Coleoptera: Silphidae): Effects of body size, morphology and environmental temperature. Journal of Experimental Biology. 207(5): 723-733. ISSN: 0022-0949.
NAL call number: 442.8 B77
Descriptors: Nicrophorus guttula, Nicrophorus hybridus, body size and temperature, thoracic temperature, thermoregulation, activity patterns, comparative field and laboratory study, Circadian activity, whole animal physiology, temperature relationships, locomotion, behavior.
Narberhaus, I.; Theuring, C.; Hartmann, T.; Dobler, S. (2004) Time course of pyrrolizidine alkaloid sequestration in Longitarsus flea beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae). Chemoecology. 14(1): 17-23. ISSN: 0937-7409.
NAL call number: QH541.15.C44.C488
Descriptors: biochemistry and molecular biophysics, terrestrial ecology, toxicology, Coleoptera, Longitarsus aeruginosus, flea beetle, Longitarsus jacobaeae, elytra, hemolymph, N-oxidizing enzyme, pyrrolizidine alkaloids, dissection experiment, chemical defense, chemoecology, sequestration process, time course, environmental biology.
Pellissier, S.M.; Carmen, P.S. (2004) Social stimuli affect juvenile hormone during breeding in biparental burying beetles (Silphidae: Nicrophorus). Hormones and Behavior. 45(3): 159-167. ISSN: 0018-506X.
NAL call number: QP801.H7H64
Descriptors: parental care, environment, juvenile hormone, development, sexual behavior, laboratory study, Coleoptera, breeding behavior, Coleoptera, Nicrophorus orbicollis.
Prasifka, J.R.; Heinz, K.M; Winemiller, K.O. (2004) Crop colonisation, feeding, and reproduction by the predatory beetle, Hippodamia convergens, as indicated by stable carbon isotope analysis. Ecological Entomology. 29(2): 226-233. ISSN: 0307-6946
NAL call number: QL461.E4
Descriptors: behavior, terrestrial ecology, environmental biology, Hippodamia convergens, Coleoptera, Aphis gossypii, Homoptera, Malvaceae, methods and equipment, carbon isotope analysis, laboratory techniques, crop colonization, feeding, habitat management, reproduction.
Pratt, S.J.; Reuss, R. (2004) Scrubbing carbon dioxide prevents overestimation of insect mortality in long-duration static phosphine toxicity assays. Journal of Stored Products Research. 40(2): 233-239. ISSN: 0022-474X.
NAL call number: 421 J829
Descriptors: economic entomology, methods and techniques, pest assessment control and management, Coleoptera, Sitophilus oryzae, carbon dioxide, toxicity enhancer, phosphine, soda lime, carbon dioxide scrubbing, long-duration static phosphine toxicity assays, bioassay techniques, comparative study, experimental morphology, physiology, pathology.
2003
Omkar, A.; Srivastava, S. (2003) Predation and searching efficiency of a ladybird beetle, Coccinella septempunctata linnaeus in laboratory environment. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology. 41(1): 82-84. ISSN: 0019-5189.
NAL call number: 442.8 IN2
Descriptors: economic entomology, Coleoptera, Homoptera, Coccinella septempunctata, ladybird beetle, feeding rate, fourth instar, predation behavior, searching efficiency, Lipaphis erysimi, mustard aphid.
2002
Rauter, C.M.; Moore, A.J. (2002) Evolutionary importance of parental care performance, food resources, and direct and indirect genetic effects in a burying beetle. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 15(3): 407-417. ISSN: 1010-061X.
NAL call number: QH359 J68
Descriptors: direct-indirect genetic covariance, heritability, indirect genetic effects, maternal effects, parental care, reciprocal cross fostering, reproductive success, nestling growth, brood size, Nicrophorus vespilloides, environmental influences, maternal inheritance, variance components, energy expenditure, Onthophagus taurus, weaning weight, Coleoptera.
2001
Betz, O.; Fuhrmann, S. (2001) Life history traits in different life forms of predaceous Stenus beetles (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae), living in waterside environments. Netherlands Journal of Zoology. 51(4): 371-393. ISSN: 0028-2960.
NAL call number: 410 AR27
Descriptors: activity, egg production, energy, allocation, habitat shift, life history, metabolic rate, respiration, Staphylinidae, Stenus, trade-off, Coleoptera, egg size, hunting behavior, parental care, evolution, apparatus.
2000
Fox, C.W. (2000) Natural selection on seed-beetle egg size in nature and the laboratory: variation among environments. Ecology. 81(11): 3029-3035. ISSN: 0012-9658.
NAL call number: 410 EC7
Descriptors: Cercidium, natural selection, seed coat resistance, selection differentials, selection intensity, survivorship, Stator limbatus, bruchid beetles, pacific salmon, propagule size, Palo Verde, number, plasticity, quality, Coleoptera, evolution.
Grez, A.A.; Villagran, P. (2000) Effects of structural heterogeneity of a laboratory arena on the movement patterns of adult Eriopis connexa and Hippodamia variegata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). European Journal of Entomology. 97(4): 563-566. ISSN: 1210-5759. Note: 7 graphs, 2 tables; 18 ref.
NAL call number: QL461 E9884
Abstract: We asked if the structural heterogeneity of a laboratory arena differentially affected the abandonment of the plot, residence time, locomotory rate, pause duration and turning rate of adult Eriopis connexa and Hippodamia variegata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). We simulated an increase in heterogeneity by distributing vertically-oriented toothpicks in a circular arena: one control (without toothpicks), one uniform plot (toothpicks every 1 cm) and one random plot (randomly distributed toothpicks). E. connexa did not discriminate between plots in their residence time, but H. variegata remained longer in the uniform and longest in the random plots. H. variegata only stayed longer than E. connexa in the random plots. This resulted because adults of H. variegata were stationary for longer periods, moved more slowly and less linearly and explored a higher number of toothpicks than adults of E. connexa in more heterogeneous environments. Thus, the physical structure of the environment differentially affects the movement patterns of insects. Eriopis connexa seems to be less sensitive to structural heterogeneity than H. variegata.
Descriptors: Coccinellidae, behavior, movement, environmental factors, Coleoptera, physiological functions.
Sahota, T.S.; Peet, F.G.; Manville, J.F. (2000) A comment on "feeding and oviposition preferences of white pine weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on resistant and susceptible sitka spruce clones in laboratory bioassays". Environmental Entomology. 29(6): 1097-1099. ISSN: 0046-225X.
NAL call number: QL461.E532
Descriptors: behavior, terrestrial ecology, pest assessment control and management, Coleoptera, Coniferopsida, Picea sitchensis, sitka spruce, Pissodes, strobe, white pine weevil, cortical resin canals, density, distribution, feeding behavior, laboratory bioassays, oviposition preferences, comparative behavior, behavioral biology, environmental biology, bioassay.
Salin, C.; Renault, D.; Vannier, G.; Vernon, P. (2000) A sexually dimorphic response in supercooling temperature, enhanced by starvation, in the lesser mealworm Alphitobius diaperinus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Journal of Thermal Biology. 25(6): 411-418. ISSN: 0306-4565.
NAL call number: QP82.2.T4J6
Descriptors: Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, supercooling, ability, starvation, freezing resistance, bimodality, sex, cold hardiness, terrestrial, Signy Island, tolerance, capacity, survival, houses, mites.
Selcer, K.W. (2000) Field ecology laboratory: what to do on a rainy day. American Zoologist. 40(6): 1206. ISSN: 0003-1569. Note: Annual Meeting and Exhibition of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Chicago, Illinois, USA, January 03-07, 2001.
NAL call number: 410 AM3
Descriptors: education, terrestrial ecology, Coleoptera, flour beetles, sow bugs, mark-recapture experimental method, Duquesne University, artificial aerial maps, laboratory activities, line intersect studies, migration, plant density, quadrat studies, terrestrial field ecology, environmental biology, comparative and experimental morphology, physiology and pathology.
1998
Muller, J.K.; A.K. Eggert; S.K. Sakaluk (1998) Carcass maintenance and biparental brood care in burying beetles: are males redundant? Ecological Entomology. 23(2): 195-200. ISSN: 0307-6946.
NAL call number: QL461.E4
Abstract: 1. Burying beetles inter small vertebrate carcasses that ultimately serve as a food source for their developing young. The male remains with the female on the carcass after the brood has been produced, purportedly to aid in the feeding and protection of larvae. However, numerous laboratory experiments have failed to demonstrate a beneficial effect of the male on the growth and survival of offspring. 2. A potential difficulty with laboratory studies is that beetles are typically held under relatively benign conditions, protected from the biotic and environmental challenges that they normally encounter. In nature, males may enhance offspring survival by aiding the female in ridding the carcass of mould, and by helping to preserve the carcass through the secretion of antibiotic substances in the beetles' saliva. To examine more rigorously the potential benefits of male parental care, an experiment was conducted under field conditions in which the reproductive output of male-female pairs was compared to that of single females. 3. Beetles were induced to bury carcasses in soil inside rigid plastic tubes that had been inserted into the ground. The experiment was a paired design involving pairs of sisters reproducing in adjacent tubes; one sister reproduced alone, whereas the other reproduced with the assistance of a male. Soil cores were recovered about 1 month later, and examined for viable pupae. 4. There was no significant difference in the number of offspring produced by single females and those reproducing with the assistance of the male, nor was there any significant difference in total brood mass. These results suggest that any benefits of extended male residency on the carcass do not stem from male participation in carcass maintenance or provisioning young.
Descriptors: Nicrophorus vespilloides, reproduction, brood care, carcass maintenance, parental investment, males, Coleoptera, field study.
Townsend, M.L.; Johnson, D.T.; Steinkraus, D.C. (1998) Laboratory studies of the interactions of environmental conditions on the susceptibility of green june beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) grubs to entomopathogenic nematodes. Journal of Entomological Science. 33(1): 40-48. ISSN: 0749-8004.
NAL call number: QL461.G4
Descriptors: parasitology, Coleoptera, Nematoda, Cotinis nitida, green June beetle, grub, parasite, Heterorhabditis bacteriophora, Steinernema feltiae, Steinernema glaseri, host susceptibility, mortality, soil moisture, soil temperature, comparative and experimental morphology, physiology and pathology, comparative and experimental morphology, laboratory study.
1997
Bhuiyan, M.K.; Nishigaki, J. (1997) Oviposition of the adult cupreous chafer, Anomala cuprea hope (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), at different water contents of the ovipositing medium under laboratory conditions. Applied Entomology and Zoology. 32(3): 431-436. ISSN: 0003-6862.
NAL call number: SB599.A6
Descriptors: oviposition, water content, sawdust, behavior, fecundity, environmental factors, biology, agricultural entomology, Anomala cuprea, Scarabaeidae, Coleoptera, insect pests, pathogens and biogenic diseases of plants, behavior and ecology.
Ehlert, R.; Topp, W.; Thiemermann, S.; Brett, B. (1997) Phenotypic plasticity in Choleva agilis to maintain fitness in an unpredictable environment (Coleoptera: Cholevidae). Entomologia Generalis. 21(3): 145-159. ISSN: 0171-8177.
NAL call number: QL461.E582
Descriptors: diapause intensity, temperature, photoperiod, reproduction, heritability, Oncopeltus fasciatus, adult diapause, photoperiodic induction, life history plasticity, locomotor activity rhythm, reproductive seasonality, age specific mortality in the beetle Callosobruchus maculates, biology of aging, large medfly cohorts, life-history evolution, clonal senescence.
Nakano, S.; Nakamura, K.; Abbas, I. (1997) Survivorship and fertility schedules of a Sumatran phytophagous lady beetle, Epilachna enneasticta (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) under laboratory conditions. Applied Entomology and Zoology. 32(2): 317-323. ISSN: 0003-6862.
NAL call number: SB599 A6
Descriptors: development, ecology, environmental biology, physiology, reproductive system, Coleoptera, Epilachna enneasticta, Indonesia, fecundity, fertility, laboratory conditions, lady beetle, longevity, population studies, post reproductive period, Sumatra, survivorship, embryology, morphogenesis.
Songa, J.M.; Holliday, N.J. (1997) Laboratory studies of predation of grasshopper eggs, Melanoplus bivittatus (say), by adults of two species of Pterostichus bonelli (Coleoptera: Carabidae). Canadian Entomologist. 129(6): 1151-1159. ISSN: 0008-347X.
NAL call number: 421 C16
Descriptors: laboratory study, predation, egg, phytophagous beetles, soils, depth, plant cover, Melanoplus bivittatus, Carabidae, Nicotiana, environmental factor, predator prey relation, Acrididae, Orthoptera, Coleoptera, Solanaceae.
Todd, C.M.; W. Block (1997) Responses to desiccation in four coleopterans from sub-Antarctic South Georgia. Journal of Insect Physiology. 43(10): 905-913. ISSN: 0022-1910.
NAL call number: 421 J825
Abstract: Rates of water loss were determined for four Coleoptera species: the herbivores Hydromedion sparsutum and Perimylops antarcticus (Family Perimylopidae) and the carnivores Trechisibus antarcticus and Oopterus soledadinus (Family Carabidae) collected during summer from a range of terrestrial habitats at South Georgia. A recording microbalance enabled measurement of individual weight loss with time in < 5% r.h. at 10, 20, 30 and 35 degrees C. Adults of T. antarcticus had significantly higher rates of water loss than any other species over all temperatures. Individuals of both herbivores exhibited the slowest water loss rates under the experimental conditions. Within species, rates at 10 or 20 degrees C were slower than at the higher temperatures. Adult P. antarcticus had significantly greater amounts of body water than adult H. sparsutum for each of the four temperatures. Within species and life-stages of both herbivores, body water contents after drying at 10 degrees C were significantly lower than individuals dried at 30-35 degrees C, but no such differences were observed for the carnivores. At each temperature, rates of water loss were negatively correlated with initial live weight in all four species, but this was not the case within species or between adults and larvae. Maximum survival times during desiccation declined as temperature increased, but did not differ between species at 10 degrees C. Over 30-35 degrees C, survival times of both herbivores were significantly longer than either of the carnivores. Smaller insects (e.g. the carabids) had faster rates of water loss than the larger perimylopids under the same environmental conditions. The latter had greater resistance to desiccation than the former. It is suggested that the larger body water content of P. antarcticus enables it to resist desiccation more than the other three species, which correlates with its ecological distribution. Differences in water contents after drying individuals at low and high temperatures may be caused either by the water binding properties of cells and tissues or by reduction in energy stores in order to maintain metabolism at lower environmental temperatures causing a body weight loss. Whilst both herbivores show some physiological adaptations to drying conditions, it is suggested that the two carnivorous beetles may have adapted behaviorally to the South Georgia environment.
Descriptors: Coleoptera, dehydration physiological, resistance, body water, water content, environmental temperature, survival, species differences, South Georgia Island.
Youm, O. (1997) Field and laboratory studies on the biology and management of Rhinyptia infuscata (burmeister), a pest of pearl millet in West Africa. Insects in African Economy and Environment, p. 52, Entomological Society of Southern Africa. ISBN: 0-620-21415-5.
NAL call number: SB935 A35I57 1997
Descriptors: Coleoptera, pearl millet, Rhinyptia infuscate, West Africa, Ethiopian region, feeding, mating, population density, rainfall, sexual dimorphism, genetics and cytogenetics, ecology, environmental biology, bioclimatology and biometeorology, nutritional status and methods, reproductive system, physiology and biochemistry, agronomy, comparative and experimental morphology, pathology.
1996
Currie, C.R.; Spence, J.R.; Niemela, J. (1996) Competition, cannibalism and intraguild predation among ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae): a laboratory study. Coleopterists Bulletin. 50(2): 135-148. ISSN: 0010-065X.
NAL call number: 421 C674
Descriptors: behavior, ecology, nutrition, pathology, physiology, reproductive system, Coleoptera, Carabidae, Pterostichus adstrictus, Pterostichus melanarius, adult, behavior, between-habitat distribution, cannibalism, egg production, interspecific competition, intraguild predation, larva, mortality, population dynamics, reproductive potential, species abundance, survival, environmental biology, nutritional status and methods, comparative and experimental morphology, pathology.
Okello, S.; Reichmuth, C.; Schulz, F.A. (1996) Laboruntersuchungen auf der Entwicklungsrate auf niedrige relative Feuchtigkeit und der Entwicklungstemperaturbegrenzung auf Pagiocerus frontalis (fab.) (Spalte, Scolytidae) bei den hohen und niedrigen Temperaturen. [Laboratory investigations on the developmental rate at low relative humidity and the developmental temperature limit of Pagiocerus frontalis (fab.) (Col., Scolytidae) at high and low temperatures.] Anzeiger fuer Schaedlingskunde Pflanzenschutz Umweltschutz. 69(8): 180-182. ISSN: 0340-7330. Note: In German.
NAL call number: 421 An9
Descriptors: climatology, development, economic entomology, physiology, Coleoptera, Pagiocerus frontalis, climatology, development, developmental rate, maize pest, relative humidity, temperature limit, environmental biology, bioclimatology and biometeorology, temperature as a primary variable, embryology, morphogenesis, laboratory rearing.
Rohani, P.; Miramontes, O. (1996) Chaos or quasiperiodicity in laboratory insect population? Journal of Animal Ecology. 65(6): 847-849. ISSN: 0021-8790.
NAL call number: 410 J826
Descriptors: biosynchronization, ecology, mathematical biology, computational biology, models and simulations, physiology, Tribolium castaneum, Coleoptera, chaos, flour beetle, laboratory insect population, mathematical biology, population dynamics, quasiperiodicity, statistical methods, circadian rhythms and other periodic cycles, environmental biology, biophysics, biocybernetics, comparative and experimental morphology, physiology and pathology.
Tucic, N.; Gliksman, I.; Seslija, D.; Milanovic, D.; Mikuljanac, S.; Stojkovic, O. (1996) Laboratory evolution of longevity in the bean weevil (Acanthoscelides obtectus). Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 9(4): 485-503. ISSN: 1010-061X.
NAL call number: QH359 J68
Descriptors: development, ecology, evolution and adaptation, genetics, morphology, physiology, reproductive system, Coleoptera, Acanthoscelides obtectus, delayed senescence, female fecundity, hybrid, long-term selection, male mating ability, pre-adult developmental time, pure line, reproduction, wet adult weight, evolution, genetics and cytogenetics, sex differences, environmental biology, developmental biology, embryology, morphogenesis, comparative and experimental morphology, pathology.
Tuda, M. (1996) Mechanism for coexistence in the laboratory community of bean-bean weevil-parasitic wasp. Japanese Journal of Ecology 46(3): 313-320. ISSN: 0021-5007.
NAL call number: 410 J272
Descriptors: ecology, environmental biology, parasitology, physiology, Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, Leguminosae, beans, bean weevil, wasp, coexistence mechanism, laboratory community, parasitoid, comparative and experimental morphology, pathology.
Veeravel, R.; Baskaran, P. (1996) Temperature-dependent development, adult longevity, fecundity and feeding potential of two coccinellid predators under laboratory conditions. Entomonograph. 21(1): 13-18. ISSN: 0377-9335.
NAL call number: QL461 E6
Descriptors: ecology, methods and techniques, nutrition, reproductive system, Coleoptera, Homoptera, Aphis gossypii, Coccinella transversalis, Menochilus sexmaculatus, adult longevity, fecundity, feeding, predator, prey, temperature factor, environmental biology, nutritional status and methods, developmental biology, embryology, laboratory rearing.
Warren, C.E.; Wood, D.L.; Seybold, S.J.; Storer, A.J.; Bros, W.E. (1996) Olfactory responses of Ips plastographus maritimus lanier (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) to insect and host-associated volatiles in the laboratory. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 22(12): 2299-2316. ISSN: 0098-0331.
NAL call number: QD415.A1J6
Descriptors: behavior, ecology, physiology, sense organs, sensory reception, Coleoptera, Ips plastographus maritimus, aggregation pheromone, communication, host and insect volatiles, male, olfactory response, behavioral biology, environmental biology, sense organs, associated structures and functions, biochemistry, comparative and experimental morphology, physiology and pathology, laboratory rearing.
Zhang, X.; Wang, M. (1996) An ecological study on the laboratory population of cigarette beetle, Lasioderma serricorne (f.) (Coleoptera: Anobiidae). Acta Entomologica Sinica. 39(4): 383-392. ISSN: 0454-6296. Note: In Chinese.
NAL call number: 421 K96
Descriptors: ecology, economic entomology, physiology, Coleoptera, cigarette beetle, Lasioderma serricorne, population studies, storage pest, environmental biology, comparative and experimental morphology, pathology.
1995
Barratt, B.I.; Evans, A.A.; Ferguson, C.M. (1995) Circadian patterns of oviposition and feeding in Listronotus bonariensis (kuschel) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in the laboratory. Proceedings of the Forty Eighth New Zealand Plant Protection Conference, August 8-10, 1995. p. 219-223. New Zealand Plant Protection Society, Inc., Rotorua, New Zealand.
Descriptors: agronomy, behavior, biosynchronization, ecology, economic entomology, nutrition, physiology, reproductive system, Coleoptera, Gramineae, Monocotyledones, Angiospermae, Spermatophyta, Plantae, ryegrass, Listronotus bonariensis, darkness, photoperiod, circadian rhythms and other periodic cycles, environmental biology, comparative and experimental morphology, pathology.
Bhuiyan, M.K.; Nishigaki, J. (1995) Effect of different temperatures on the rearing of 1st and 2nd instar larvae of the cupreous chafer, Anomala cuprea (hope) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in decomposed cow-dung under laboratory conditions. Applied Entomology and Zoology. 30(3): 401-406. ISSN: 0003-6862. Note: 2 tables; 3 fig.; 18 ref.
NAL call number: SB599 A6
Descriptors: Anomala cuprea, laboratory rearing techniques, environmental temperature, larvae, cows, farmyard manure, agricultural wastes, developmental stages, Bovidae, Bovinae, cattle, Coleoptera, developmental stages, domestic species, environmental factors, experimentation, livestock, mammals, ruminants, Scarabaeidae.
Hammond, R.B.; L.W. Bledsoe; M.N. Anwar (1995) Maturity and environmental effects on soybeans resistant to Mexican bean beetle (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Journal of Economic Entomology. 88(1): 175-181. ISSN: 0022-0493.
NAL call number: 421 J822
Abstract: Entomologists and breeders have met with limited success in the development and release of insect resistant soybean cultivars. Although numerous germplasm lines resistant to defoliating insects have been released, only three cultivars have been made available to growers over the past 20 yr. Researchers have examined potential limitations of insect resistant soybeans, with most of the studies examining the negative impact of plant maturity. This study examined the relative resistance levels of four advanced germplasm lines during the vegetative, flowering, and pod-fill growth stages of soybean development. Resistance was measured by rearing Mexican bean beetle, Epilachna varivestis mulsant, on excised, field-grown leaves and comparing larval mortality and developmental periods. The study was conducted in two locations for 2 yr. In the 1st yr, mortality was significantly greater, and developmental periods lengthened, on the four resistant soybean lines compared with two susceptible cultivars during the vegetative and flowering stages; however, these differences were slight to nonexistent during the pod-fill stage. Although similar differences were evident the 2nd yr, the levels of resistance were greatly lowered. This reduction in resistance as the plants matured is comparable to that found by other researchers. The loss of resistance in the 2nd yr was unexpected and was attributed to much higher than normal rainfall in July at both locations. We discuss the consequences of lower levels of resistance in maturing plants and under conditions of high rainfall, both for breeding programs and field resistance as required by growers.
Descriptors: Coleoptera, Coccinellidae, Mexican bean beetle, Glycine max, soybean cultivars, pest resistance, varietal susceptibility, Epilachna varivestis, developmental stages, biological development, mortality, crop growth stage, environmental factors, genotype environment interaction, insect control, Ohio, Indiana, laboratory reared insects.
Kistler, R.A. (1995) Influence of temperature on populations within a guild of mesquite bruchids (Coleoptera: Bruchidae). Environmental Entomology. 24(3): 663-672. ISSN: 0046-225X.
NAL call number: QL461.E532
Abstract: The effect that harsh, variable desert temperatures might have on the structure and population dynamics of a guild of Bruchidae (Coleoptera) that feed in the seeds of mesquite, Prosopis velutina wooten, was examined in a 3-yr field and laboratory study. Metabolic rate, fecundity, longevity, developmental times, survivorship, and body size were measured across the temperature spectrum in which the species normally live. The 4 species that compose the guild-Algarobius prosopis (LeConte), Mimosestes amicus (Horn), Mimosestes protractus (Horn), and Neltumius arizonensis (Schaeffer) divide the use of the resource temporally. The first 2 species dominate resource use and overlap entirely in time, whereas the 2 latter minor species utilize opposite ends of the temporal resource spectrum. Of the two dominants, M. amicus functions as a physiological generalist, apparently sacrificing resource adaptation for greater temperature adaptation and very high reproductive output. In contrast, A. prosopis is well adapted to both the use of mesquite as a resource and also to the desert thermal environment. The 2 minor species seem to be less well adapted to both the resource and the environment. Temperature clearly plays a strong role in determining the structure of this guild of bruchids.
Descriptors: Bruchidae, Prosopis velutina, population ecology, community ecology, air temperature, life history, phenology, population dynamics, species differences, desert insects, Arizona.
Krooss, S. (1995) Survival of a predatory beetle in an agricultural landscape: a comparison of laboratory and field observations on Ocypus similis (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). Zoologische Beitraege. 35(2): 185-197. ISSN: 0044-5150. Note: In German.
NAL call number: 410 Z753
Descriptors: climatology, ecology, physiology, Coleoptera, Ocypus similes, pupation, seasonality, temperature, environmental biology, bioclimatology and biometeorology, temperature as a primary variable, developmental biology, embryology, morphogenesis, laboratory study, field study.
Kuno, E.; Kozai, Y.; Kubotsu, K. (1995) Modelling and analyzing density-dependent population processes: comparison between wild and laboratory strains of the bean weevil, Callosobruchus chinensis (l.). Researches on Population Ecology (Kyoto). 37(2): 165-176. ISSN: 0034-5466.
NAL call number: 420 K99
Descriptors: development, economic entomology, evolution and adaptation, mathematical models and simulations, physiology, reproductive system, Coleoptera, bean weevil, Callosobruchus chinensis, adult, density-dependent population processes, domestication, egg survival, environmental biology/ecology, evolution, laboratory strain, larval survival, oviposition, selection pressure, stored beans, wild strain, biophysics, biocybernetics, comparative study, pathology.
Pelletier, Y. (1995) Recognition of conspecific eggs by female Colorado potato beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Environmental Entomology. 24(4): 875-878. ISSN: 0046-225X.
NAL call number: QL461.E532
Abstract: In its natural environment, the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (say), colonizes plants that are distributed in patches. In such conditions, females must select oviposition sites that will provide sufficient resources for the survival of their offspring. The presence of conspecific eggs on the plant reduces the amount of resources available, so the density of conspecific eggs must be evaluated. In the laboratory, most females laid their eggs on the terminal leaflet of the highest of 3 leaves available to them. Feeding damage did not seem to modify the process of oviposition, and the presence of eggs did not change feeding patterns. In choice tests, egg clutches, hexane-washed eggs, yellow paper, and green paper reduced deposition of eggs on the treated leaflet, whereas hexane, white paper, and egg extract did not. Conspecific egg perception using visual cues, and possibly other stimuli, was demonstrated.
Descriptors: Leptinotarsa decemlineata, oviposition, beetle behavior, ova, perception, females.
Tucic, N.; Milanovic, D.; Mikuljanac, S. (1995) Laboratory evolution of host plant utilization in the bean weevil (Acanthoscelides obtectus). Genetics Selection Evolution. 27(6): 491-502. ISSN: 0999-193X.
NAL call number: QH431 A1A52
Descriptors: behavior, development, ecology, evolution and adaptation, physiology, population genetics and studies, reproductive system, Coleoptera, Leguminosae, Dicotyledones, Angiospermae, Spermatophyta, Acanthoscelides obtectus, Cicer arietinum, Phaseolus vulgaris, artificial selection, egg-to-adult viability, host seed preference, larval density, natural selection, oviposition preference, cytogenetics, environmental biology, developmental biology, embryology, morphogenesis, comparative and experimental morphology, physiology and pathology, biochemistry and biophysics.
1994
Barker, J.F.; Charlet, L.D. (1994) Post-diapause development of the sunflower stem weevil Cylindrocopturus adspersus (leconte) under controlled laboratory conditions. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 66(4): 414-419. ISSN: 0022-8567.
NAL call number: 420 K13
Descriptors: agronomy, climatology, economic entomology, pathology, physiology, reproductive system, Coleoptera, Cylindrocopturus adspersus, adult, genital development, mortality, reproductive physiology, seasonality, sunflower pest, temperature, ecology, environmental biology, bioclimatology and biometeorology, external effects, temperature as a primary variable, necrosis, anatomy, biochemistry, developmental biology, embryology, morphogenesis, comparative and experimental morphology.
Casteels, H.; Miduturi, J.S.; Moermans, R.; De Clercq, R. (1994) Laboratory studies on the oviposition and adult-longevity of the black vine weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus f. Mededelingen Faculteit Landbouwkundige en Toegepaste Biologische Wetenschappen Universiteit Gent. 59(2A): 189-195.
Descriptors: ecology, economic entomology, reproductive system, Coleoptera, Spermatophyta, Otiorhynchus sulcatus, fecundity, greenhouse pest, environmental biology, physiology and biochemistry, developmental biology, embryology, morphogenesis, pathology, circadian rhythms and other periodic cycles, bioclimatology and biometeorology, laboratory study.
Evans, K.A.; Allen-Williams, L.J. (1994) Laboratory and field response of the pollen beetle, Meligethes aeneus, to the odour of oilseed rape. Physiological Entomology. 19(4): 285-290. ISSN: 0307-6962.
NAL call number: QL461.P5
Descriptors: behavior, ecology, economic entomology, physiology, sense organs, sensory reception, Coleoptera, Cruciferae, Brassica napus, Meligethes aeneus, flower odor, host-plant location, leaf odor, mark-release-recapture, odor-mediated anemotaxis, olfactometer, environmental biology, associated structures and functions, comparative and experimental morphology, pathology, laboratory study, field study.
Fisher, J.R.; J.J. Jackson; A.C. Lew (1994) Temperature and diapause development in the egg of Diabrotica barberi (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Environmental Entomology. 23(2): 464-471. ISSN: 0046-225X.
NAL call number: QL461.E532
Abstract: Three independent studies were conducted on the effects of constant temperatures (0, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, and 25° C) with numerous exposure times (15 to 240 d) on diapausing embryos of the northern corn rootworm, Diabrotica barberi smith and lawrence. All three studies had similar results. The temperatures 15 and 18 degrees C appeared to enhance diapause development and subsequent diapause termination when compared with the lower temperatures (0-3 degrees C). However, the temperature range 9-12 degrees C was optimum for minimum mortality and maximum hatch at nearly all exposure times used. At this range and in particular 9 degrees C, hatch was as high as 60% after 180 d exposure. Exposures of 15 and 30 d produced minimal hatch, < 20%, at any temperature. Days to hatch tended to decrease as temperature increased but varied with experiment. Hatching time also decreased as exposure increased for all temperatures. Eggs exposed only to the developmental optima of 25 degrees C had < 20% hatch in all studies, and greater than or equal to 50% of the eggs were still in the diapause state at the conclusion of the studies. We concluded that most D. barberi embryos require low temperature to terminate diapause and complete embryogenesis. These studies support the hypothesis that D. barberi has a propensity to be continuously variable in diapause length. Also, variable diapause length has allowed this species to adapt to natural and artificial perturbations, in particular, crop rotation.
Descriptors: Diabrotica barberi, ova, various temperature effects, diapause, embryonic development, laboratory study.
Evans, K.A.; Allen-Williams, L.J. (1994) Laboratory and field response of the pollen beetle, Meligethes aeneus, to the odour of oilseed rape. Physiological Entomology. 19(4): 285-290. ISSN: 0307-6962.
NAL call number: QL461.P5
Descriptors: behavior, ecology, environmental biology, economic entomology, physiology, sense organs, sensory reception, Coleoptera, Cruciferae, Dicotyledones, Angiospermae, Spermatophyta, Brassica napus, Meligethes aeneus, flower and leaf odor, host-plant location, mark-release-recapture, odor-mediated anemotaxis, olfactometer, comparative and experimental morphology, pathology.
Hernandez, J.M. (1994) El ciclo biológico de una cierta especie de Cerambycidae en laboratorio condiciona (Coleóptero). [Biological cycle of some Cerambycidae species in laboratory conditions (Coleoptera).] Boletin de la Asociacion Espanola de Entomologia 18(1-2): 15-20. ISSN: 0210-8984. Note: In Spanish.
NAL call number: QL482.S8B65
Descriptors: behavior, development, ecology, environmental biology, nutrition, physiology, reproductive system, Coleoptera, Iberodorcadion hispanicum, artificial breeding, artificial diet, immature stages, oviposition, nutrition, biochemistry, embryology, morphogenesis.
Throne, J.E. (1994) Life history of immature maize weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on corn stored at constant temperatures and relative humidities in the laboratory. Environmental Entomology. 23(6): 1459-1471. ISSN: 0046-225X.
NAL call number: QL461.E532
Abstract: Life history of immature maize weevils, Sitophilus zeamais motschulsky, was studied at 10-40° C and 43-76% RH. The optimal quantity of corn for minimizing density effects and the optimal observation frequency for minimizing disturbance effects were determined at 30° C and 75% RH. The quantity of corn (32-256 g) provided to five females ovipositing for 24 h did not affect duration of development, but the number of progeny produced increased asymptotically as the quantity of corn provided increased. Frequency of observation (from 1- to 14-d intervals) did not affect duration of development or number of progeny produced. Using moisture contents measured in the life history study, an equation was developed for predicting equilibrium moisture content of corn from temperature and relative humidity. Duration of immature development did not vary with sex, but did vary with test. This suggests that insect strain or chemical composition of the corn must be included as factors in a model predicting effects of environment on duration of immature development. Survival from egg to adult emergence was greatest at 95° C. Sex ratio of emerging adults did not differ from 1:1. The number of multiply-infested kernels was low at all environmental conditions, and survival from egg to adult emergence in these kernels averaged 18%. Maximum daily rate of fecundity, duration of development, and number of progeny produced were optimal at 30° C and 75% RH. An index of environmental suitability indicated that 30° C and 75% RH was the optimal environment for growth of maize weevil populations on corn. Implications of the results for managing maize weevil populations are discussed.
Descriptors: maize, temperature and relative humidity effects, Sitophilus zeamais, stored corn products pests, ova, larvae, biological development, progeny, fecundity, life history.
1993
Gu, Z.; Zhang, X. (1993) Influence of temperature on the growth of laboratory population of the drugstore beetle (Stegobium paniceum). Journal of Nanjing Agricultural University. 16(1): 33-37. ISSN: 1000-2030. Note: 3 ill., 3 tables, 3 ref., In Chinese.
NAL call number: S19 N35
Descriptors: Stegobium, stored products pests, temperature effects, growth rate, developmental stages, oviposition, Anobiidae, biological development, Coleoptera, environmental factors, growth, pests, physiological functions, sexual reproduction.
Lactin, D.J.; Holliday, N.J.; Lamari, L.L. (1993) Temperature dependence and constant-temperature diel aperiodicity of feeding by Colorado potato beetle larvae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in short-duration laboratory trials. Environmental Entomology. 22(4): 784-790. ISSN: 0046-225X.
NAL call number: QL461.E532
Descriptors: temperature effects, insect pests, potatoes, biology, environmental factors, feeding, agricultural entomology, Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Leptinotarsa, Decemlineata, Solanum tuberosum, pests, pathogens and biogenic diseases of plants, laboratory studies.
Lozano, C.; Campos, M. (1993) Laboratory-rearing of Hylesinus varius (Col.: Scolytidae). Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft. 66(3-4): 317-322. ISSN: 0036-7575.
NAL call number: 420 SW6
Descriptors: ecology, nutrition, physiology, reproductive system, Coleoptera, Oleaceae, Hylesinus varius, habitat, reproduction, environmental biology, nutritional status and methods, biochemistry, comparative and experimental morphology, laboratory studies.
Nilsson, J.A.; Johnson, C.D. (1993) Laboratory hybridization of Stator beali and S. limbatus, with new host records for S. limbatus and Mimosestes amicus (Coleoptera: Bruchidae). Southwestern Naturalist. 38(4): 385-387. ISSN: 0038-4909.
NAL call number: 409.6 So8
Descriptors: biogeography, population studies, ecology, environmental biology, evolution and adaptation, physiology, reproductive system, Coleoptera, Mimosestes amicus, Stator beali, Stator limbatus, Mexico, North America, Texas, USA, behavior, diet, geographic distribution, reproduction, speciation, nutritional status and methods, comparative and experimental morphology, hybridization.
Victor, R.; Ojaruega, E. (1993) Humidity responses of the maize weevil Sitophilus zeamais motsch (Coleoptera; Curculionidae) under laboratory conditions. African Journal of Ecology. 31(4): 337-342. ISSN: 0141-6707. Note: 17 ref.
NAL call number: 409.6 Ea7
Descriptors: stored products pests, humidity, behavior, cereals, agricultural products, Sitophilus zeamais, Nigeria, biology, environmental factors, Anglophone, chemicophysical properties, Coleoptera, Curculionidae, laboratory studies, plant products, West Africa.
Weissling, T.J.; R.M. Giblin-Davis (1993) Water loss dynamics and humidity preference of Rhynchophorus cruentatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) adults. Environmental Entomology. 22(1): 93-98. ISSN: 0046-225X.
NAL call number: QL461.E532
Abstract: The water loss dynamics and humidity preference of Rhynchophorus cruentatus (f.) adults were investigated. Total body water averaged 47 +/- 8% by mass, and cumulative loss increased with time at all humidities tested (0, 33, 63, and 100% RH) at 30° C. Death occurred more rapidly in low than in high humidities, at which time weevils had lost approximately 50% of their total body water. Cuticular permeability of weevils calculated from exposure to 0% RH for 2 h was 39.5 +/- 4.1 and 75.9 +/- 8.1 micrograms cm-2 h-1 mmHg-1 when surface areas were calculated using Meeh's formula and planimetry, respectively. When given a choice, R. cruentatus adults chose high over low relative humidity after exposure for 2 and 24 h. R. cruentatus adults are subject to desiccation under a drying environment and may use habitat location to conserve water.
Descriptors: Palmae, sabal palmetto, stress, susceptibility, Rhynchophorus, longevity, water loss dynamics, water relations, mortality, relative humidity and preferences, temperature, Florida.
Weissling, T.J.; Giblin-Davis, R.M.; Schefffrahn, R.H. (1993) Laboratory and field evidence for male-produced aggregation pheromone in Rhynchophorus cruentatus (f.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Journal of Chemical Ecology 19(6): 1195-1203. ISSN: 0098-0331.
NAL call number: QD415 A1 J6
Descriptors: behavioral biology, biochemistry and molecular biophysics, ecology, environmental biology, endocrine system, chemical coordination and homeostasis, physiology, Coleoptera, Lepidoptera, Oleaceae, Palmae, forest tent caterpillar, Fraxinus pennsylvanica var. subintegerrinia, Malacosoma disstria, alterable resistance, bioassay, defensive chemistry, environmental biology, biochemical studies, endocrine system, comparative and experimental morphology, laboratory studies, field studies.
1992
Berlov, O.E.; Berlov, E.Y. (1992) Биология lopatini Carabus (Coleoptera, Carabidae) в лаборатории.[Biology of Carabus lopatini (Coleoptera, Carabidae) in a laboratory.] Zoologicheskii Zhurnal. 71(6): 151-153. ISSN: 0044-5134. Note: In Russian.
NAL call number: 410 R92
Descriptors: development, ecology, physiology, Coleoptera, Carabus lopatini, behavior, environmental biology, developmental biology, embryology, morphogenesis, zoology, comparative and experimental morphology, pathology.
de Kort, C.A; Koopmanschap, A.B.; Mauchamp, B.; Couillaud, F.; Baehr, J.C. (1992) Identification and characterization of haemolymph proteins of the Colorado potato beetle, reared under different photoregimes. In: Insect juvenile hormone research. Fundamental and applied approaches. Chemistry, biochemistry and mode of action. INRA, Paris (France) p. 165-171. ISBN: 2-7380-0428-8.
Descriptors: Leptinotarsa decemlineata, pests, hemolymph, vitellogenins, proteins, juvenile hormones, photoperiodicity, endocrine glands, physiological regulation, morphology, body fluids, Chrysomelidae, Coleoptera, environmental factors, regimes, lighting, lipoproteins, noxious insects, physiological functions, proteins, sesquiterpenoids, beetles.
Grosman, D.M.; Salom, S.M.; Payne, T.L. (1992) Laboratory study of conspecific avoidance by host-colonizing Dendroctonus frontalis zimm. (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). Journal of Insect Behavior. 5(2): 263-271. ISSN: 0892-7553. http://www.wkap.nl/journalhome.htm/0892-7553
NAL call number: QL496.J68
Descriptors: insect environments, social density, beetles, host colonization, conspecific avoidance and gallery construction, southern pine beetles, social and instinctive behavior, laboratory study.
Haynes, J.W.; Smith, J.W. (1992) Longevity of laboratory-reared boll weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) offered honey-bee-collected pollen and plants unrelated to cotton. Journal of Entomological Science. 27(4): 366-374. ISSN: 0749-8004.
NAL call number: QL461 G4
Descriptors: insect aging, ecology, environmental biology, economic entomology, nutrition, Coleoptera, Compositae, Malvaceae, Angiospermae, Onagraceae, Primulaceae, Rosaceae, Anthonomus grandis, Oenothera speciosa, Sonchus asper, Taraxacum officinale, sucrose, control, eradication, food, mortality, pollen, survival, nutritional status and methods, behavioral biology.
Loia, M. (1992) Influenza di alcuni fattori (temperatura ed alimentarsi) sull'elevazione dei cardinalis di Rodolia (mulsant) (Coleottero: Coccinellidae). [Influence of some factors (temperature and feeding) on the rearing of Rodolia cardinalis (mulsant) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae).] Bollettino del Laboratorio di Entomologia Agraria Filippo Silvestri di Portici. 49: 69-84. ISSN: 0304-0658. Note: 11 tables; 11 ref., In Italian.
NAL call number: 420 P82B
Abstract: The influence of temperature and feeding on some important biological characteristics (longevity, preovideposition period, fecundity, lenght of cycle egg-adult) of Rodolia cardinalis (mulsant) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) has been investigated. On the basis of the achieved results, a rearing plan and storage is suggested to keep a stock culture of R. cardinalis at low cost, up to 220-240 days, managing temperature and food. This allows to maintain easily R. cardinalis during winter and to retard the normal laboratory rearing in spring, when the outside conditions are favourable to make distributions of the predator, if necessary.
Descriptors: Campania, Rodolia cardinalis, predators, environmental temperature, stock culture, costs, diet, biological control organisms, mass rearing, Icerya purchasi, honey, insect products, Coccinellidae, Coccoidea, Coleoptera, environmental factors, Europe, Hemiptera, Homoptera, honeycomb extracts, Icerya, Italy, Margarodidae, Mediterranean countries, natural enemies, rearing techniques, Sternorrhyncha, temperature, Western Europe.
Taberner, A.; Castanera, P. (1992) Estudios en las condiciones del laboratorio de la biología de los mariaefranciscae de Aubeonymus, parásito de la remolacha. [Studies in laboratory conditions of the biology of Aubeonymus mariaefranciscae, a pest of the sugar beet.] Boletim da Sociedade Portuguesa de Entomologia. 0(139): 221. ISSN: 0870-7227. Note: Conference/Meeting: Fifth Iberian Congress of Entomology, Lisbon, Portugal, November 9-13, 1992. In Spanish.
NAL call number: QL482.P8B85
Descriptors: agronomy, biosynchronization, climatology, ecology, economic entomology, nutrition, physiology, Chenopodiaceae, Coleoptera, Aubeonymus mariaefranciscae, Spain, biological cycle, meeting, abstract, phenology, circadian rhythms and other periodic cycles, environmental biology, nutritional status and methods, comparative and experimental morphology, laboratory study.
Varavdekar, V.R.; Dumbre, R.B. (1992) Laboratory studies on bionomics and host preference of Raphidopalpa spp. in Maharashtra. Journal of Maharashtra Agricultural Universities. 17(2): 254-257. ISSN: 0378-2395.
NAL call number: S471 I3J6
Descriptors: biosynchronization, ecology, environmental biology, economic entomology, horticulture, physiology, reproductive system, toxicology, Cucurbitaceae, Coleoptera, Raphidopalpa atripennis, Raphidopalpa cincta, Raphidopalpa foveicollis, India, fecundity, hibernation, longevity, mating, musk, melon, pumpkin beetles, reproduction, ridge gourd, behavioral biology, temperature: measurement, effects and regulation-thermorhythms, host preferences.
1991
Chandler, L.D.; Wright, J.E. (1991) Longevity of the boll weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on cotton and alternate feeding sources under various temperature regimes in the laboratory. Journal of Economic Entomology. 84(6): 1699-1704. ISSN: 0022-0493.
NAL call number: 421 J822
Descriptors: fibre plants pest, temperature, environmental factors, biology, longevity, cotton, Kenaf, Okras, agricultural entomology, Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Anthonomus grandis, Malvaceae, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, Gossypium, Hibiscus cannabinus, Abelmoschus esculentus.
Ebina, J.; Nakajima, S.; Adachi, M.; Matsuno, K. (1991) Rearing experiments of the larvae of Luciola cruciata in the laboratory. Kyoto fu Eisei Kogai Kenkyujo Nenpo (Annual Report of Kyoto Prefectural Institute of Hygienic and Environmental Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural Institute of Hygienic and Environmental Sciences. 36: 71-78. ISSN: 0389-5041. Note: Journal Number: Z0977AAA.
Descriptors: Lampyridae, larvae, breeding, rearing, pH dependence, feeding, food intake, growth promotion, habitat environment, growth stage, behavior, growth regulation, laboratory study, Coleoptera.
Eidmann, H.H.; Kula, E.; Lindeloew, A. (1991) Host recognition and aggregation behavior of Hylastes cunicularius erichson (Col., Scolytidae) in the laboratory. Journal of Applied Entomology. 112(1): 11-18. ISSN: 0931-2048.
NAL call number: 421 Z36
Abstract: Host recognition and aggregation behavior in the black spruce beetle, Hylastes cunicularius erichson, were studied in choice experiments in the laboratory. The beetles tended to aggregate. Aggregation occurred at host material or at beetles and was independent of the sex of the beetles. Hidden host material was found by active host orientation. The beetles were attracted by several conifer species. In some experiments the beetles preferred the main host, Norway spruce, but Scots pine was also readily accepted. Sections of roots were chosen more often than stem sections. Fresh cuts on the host material enhanced attraction. No evidence was found to indicate the presence of an aggregation pheromone.
Descriptors: Pinus sylvestris, Picea abies, Hylastes, orientation, Coleoptera, environmental factors, Pinaceae, Scolytidae, host recognition, aggregation behavior, laboratory studies, conifer species choices, roots and stems.
Roberts, C.S.; Seely, M.K.; Mitchell, W.D.; Campbell, J.D. (1991) Body temperatures of Namib Desert tenebrionid beetles: their relationship in laboratory and field. Physiological Entomology. 16(4): 463-475. ISSN: 0307-6962.
NAL call number: QL461.P5
Descriptors: temperature, biology, physiology, environmental factors, agricultural entomology, Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Namibia, insect pests, biochemistry, laboratory study, field study.
Summerlin, J.W.; Meola, S.M.; Fincher, G.T.; Roth, J.P. (1991) Laboratory observations on the life cycle of Phelister panamensis leconte (Coleoptera: Histeridae) including scanning electron microscopy of the life stages. Journal of Agricultural Entomology. 8(3): 189-197. ISSN: 0735-939X.
NAL call number: SB599 J69
Descriptors: insect life cycle, laboratory study, temperature, humidity, egg laying, embryonic development, scanning electron microscopy, Histeridae, Haematobia irritans, predator, entomophagous, environmental factors, Coleoptera, laboratory study.
Yamashita, N.; Hayakawa, H. (1991) [Studies on mass rearing methods of the dung beetle, Onthophagus gazella, 7: effect of photoperiod condition on fertility of Onthophagus gazelle.] Annual Report of the Society of Plant Protection of North Japan. (42): 175-176. ISSN: 0368-623X. Note: 1 table, In Japanese.
NAL call number: 464.9 K64
Descriptors: Onthophagus gazelle, mass rearing methods and techniques, fertility, photoperiodicity, environmental factors, light regimes, oviposition, biological properties, Coleoptera, lighting, physiological functions, rearing techniques, Scarabaeidae, sexual reproduction.
1990
Donahaye, E. (1990) Laboratory selection of resistance by the red flour beetle, Tribolium-castaneum (herbst), to a carbon dioxide-enriched atmosphere. Phytoparasitica. 18(4): 299-308. ISSN: 0334-2123.
NAL call number: SB599 P53
Descriptors: Tribolium castaneum, red flour beetle, carbon dioxide, atmosphere, laboratory study.
Donahaye, E. (1990) Laboratory selection of resistance by the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum (herbst), to an atmosphere of low oxygen concentration. Phytoparasitica. 18(2): 189-202. ISSN: 0334-2123.
NAL call number: SB599 P53
Descriptors: stored food products pests, oxygen, environmental factors, biology, hypoxia, resistance, agricultural entomology, CAS Registry Numbers: 7782-44-7, Tenebrionidae, Coleoptera, Tribolium castaneum, biodeterioration, laboratory study.
Gonzalez, R.; Campos, M. (1990) Laboratory rearing of Phloeotribus scarabaeoides (Bernard, 1788). Boletin de Sanidad Vegetal-Plagas. 16(1): 355-361. ISSN: 0213-6910.
NAL call number: SB950 A1S7
Descriptors: beetle rearing, laboratory study, reproduction, temperature, humidity, rearing medium, pest, host plant, oil plant, vegetal, environmental factor, Olea europaea, Scolytidae, Coleoptera, olive bark beetle.
Masuzawa, T. (1990) Comparison of reproductive performance of the female adults between the two phytophagous lady birds, Epilachna vigintioctomaculata and E. niponica (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) at different rearing temperatures. Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture - Shinshu University. 27(2): 43-48. ISSN: 0583-0621. Note: 2 tables; 1 fig.; 10 ref., In Japanese.
NAL call number: 107.6 M41
Abstract: In order to investigate a difference in number of eggs laid per female adult, and effect of temperature on reproduction and surviving period of female adults between Epilachna vigintioctomaculata (Ev hereafter) and E. niponica (En hereafter). One-pair rearing of the two species was done in the laboratory at different temperatures (20, 25 and 30° Centigrade). The results were as follows. [Ev] There was no significant difference in the number of eggs laid and the number of egg masses per female adult among three temperatures. However, the surviving period of female adults became longer at 20° Centigrade and shorter at 30° Centigrade, and the number of eggs per mass became larger at 20° Centigrade and the lowest at 30° Centigrade. It was conceivable that temperatures of 20° Centigrade and 25° Centigrade were suitable for reproduction and surviving of female adult of Ev and that of 30° Centigrade C was unsuitable. [Ev] The number of eggs laid and the number of egg masses per female adult became larger and surviving period of female adult was longer at 20° Centigrade and 25° Centigrade. Further, the index of fecundity was the highest at 25° Centigrade and the lowest at 30° Centigrade. So, it might be considered that temperatures of 20° Centigrade and 25° Centigrade were suitable for reproduction and surviving of female adult of En. It seemed that temperature of 30° Centigrade was unsuitable for reproduction and surviving of Ev. From the comparison of these results of the two species, it became clear that there was a difference in reproductive performance between the two species. It is conceivable that the difference in reproductive performance between the two species becomes an important factor responsible for population density of the two species in the field.
Descriptors: Epilachna, reproductive performance, females, three environmental temperatures, biological properties, Coccinellidae, Coleoptera, numbers of eggs laid, laboratory study.
Takeda, M. (1990) Studies on the fecundity and feeding activity of the overwintered adults of the rice water weevil, Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus kuschel, (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), under laboratory conditions, 1: effect of temperature. Annual Report of the Society of Plant Protection of North Japan. (41): 102-104. ISSN: 0368-623X. Note: 1 table; 4 fig.
NAL call number: 464.9 K64
Descriptors: Oryza sativa, Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus, behavior, fertility, laboratory experimentation, environmental temperature, biological properties, Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Gramineae, reproductive success.
1989
Hassell, M.P.; Taylor, V.A.; Reader, P.M. (1989) The dynamics of laboratory populations of Callosobruchus chinensis and C. maculatus (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) in patchy environments. Researches on Population Ecology. 31(1): 35-51. ISSN: 0034-5466.
NAL call number: 420 K99
Descriptors: Curculionidae, population, ecology, spatial distribution, habitat environment and density, egg-laying, hatching, larvae, survival ratio, model, Callosobruchus chinensis, Bruchidae, Coleoptera, Pterygota, community, group, distribution, density, developmental physiology, larva, growth stage, ratio.
Oloumi-Sadeghi, H.; Levine, E. (1989) Controlling fungi that colonize eggs of the western corn rootworm in the laboratory. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 50(3): 271-279. ISSN: 0013-8703.
NAL call number: 421 En895
Descriptors: Diabrotica virgifera, Cylindrocarpon destructans, laboratory rearing, fungicide, antimicrobial agent, egg, survival, environmental factor, pH, substrate, laboratory study, Chrysomelidae, Coleoptera, Fungi imperfecti, fungi, Thallophyta, beetle.
Oloumi-Sadeghi, H.; Levine, E. (1989) Effect of starvation and time of egg hatch on larval survival of the western corn rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), in the laboratory. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 62(1): 108-116. ISSN: 0022-8567.
NAL call number: 420 K13
Descriptors: pests, temperature, environmental factors, maize, corn biology, survival, agricultural entomology, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera, Chrysomelidae, Coleoptera, Zea mays, USA, Illinois, Cyperales, Corn Belt States of USA, North Central States of USA, beetle pest, laboratory study.
Sanic, V.; Jankovic-Hladni, M.; Ivanovic, J.; Nenadovic, V. (1989) Joint effects of temperature, food quality, and season on the development of the cerambycid Morimus funereus under laboratory conditions. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 51(3): 261-267. ISSN: 0013-8703.
NAL call number: 421 EN895
Descriptors: diets, temperature, forest pests, biology, environmental impact, trees, agricultural entomology, Morimus funereus, Cerambycidae, Coleoptera, Quercus, Spermatophyta, plants, forestry, silviculture, laboratory study.
Wright, E.J.; Muller, P. (1989) Laboratory studies of host finding, acceptance and suitability of the dung-breeding fly, Haematobia thirouxi potans (Dipt.: Muscidae), by Aleochara sp. (Col.: Staphylinidae). Entomophaga. 34(1): 61-71. ISSN: 0013-8959.
NAL call number: 421 En835
Descriptors: host parasite relation, host selection and localization, exploratory behavior, survival, age, parasitism rate, humidity, entomophagous, nuisance, laboratory study, environmental factor, Muscidae, Staphylinidae, dung, host suitability, Diptera, Coleoptera, laboratory study.
1988
Boucher, L.; Pierre, D. (1988) Études en conditions de laboratoire de la biologie des mariaefranciscae d'Aubeonymus, un parasite de la betterave à sucre. [Mating rythm of Caryedon serratus (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) in laboratory and natural conditions.] Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France. 24(2): 151-159. ISSN: 0037-9271. Note: 6 graphs, 26 ref., In French.
NAL call number: 420 F84
Descriptors: Caryedon, sexual behavior, copulation, environmental temperature, laboratory experiments, photoperiodicity, Coleoptera, environment, periodicity, physiological functions, reproduction, research, stored products pests, timing, laboratory study, field study.
Branson, T.F.; J.J. Jackson; G.R. Sutter (1988) Improved method for rearing Diabrotica virgifera virgifera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Journal of Economic Entomology. 81(1): 410-414. ISSN: 0022-0493.
NAL call number: 421 J822
Abstract: The described rearing method approximates the natural environment for larvae of Diabrotica virgifera virgifera leconte more closely than do previous methods: eggs are in close proximity to corn roots when they hatch, neonate larvae are not handled, and larvae are reared in soil. In addition, the method is less labor-intensive. Our quality-control samples indicate a mean (+/- SD) return of 53.0% +/- 5.0 from eggs to adults and a mean return of 72.7% +/- 10.2 from neonate larvae to adults. Adult females have a mean head-capsule width of 1.22 mm +/- 0.4. Moreover, our new method for handling adults, both before and during mating, has resulted in a significant improvement in mating: percentage of mated females increased from a mean of 66 to a mean of 95%.
Descriptors: Diabrotica virgifera, larvae, containers, rearing techniques and methods, eggs close to corn roots, adult handling.
Daoud, A.S.; Al-Maffti, S.A. (1988) Biological studies on saw-toothed grain beetle Oryzaephilus surinamensis (l.) cucujidae, Coleoptera in the laboratory under constant temperature conditions. Mesopotamia Journal of Agriculture. 20(2): 325-333. ISSN: 0379-7791.
NAL call number: S19.M4
Descriptors: temperature, stored products pests, biology, environmental factors, agricultural entomology, Coleoptera, Silvanidae, Oryzaephilus surinamensis, insect pests of plants, biodeterioration organisms, beetle reproduction and development, laboratory study.
Doube, B.M.; Moola, F. (1988) The effect of the activity of the African dung beetle Catharsius tricornutus de geer (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) on the survival and size of the African buffalo fly, Haematobia thirouxi potans (bezzi) (Diptera: Muscidae), in bovine dung in the laboratory. Bulletin of Entomological Research. 78(1): 63-73. ISSN: 0007-4853.
NAL call number: 421 B87
Descriptors: ecology, environmental factors, control, behavior, cattle dung, management, Catharsius tricornutus, Diptera, Muscidae, Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Haematobia thirouxi potans, dung beetles, Africa South of Sahara, pest and parasite management, bovine wastes, biological control, public health and nuisance pests, laboratory study.
Malagon, J.; Garrido, A.; Del Busto, T. (1988) El oviposition de los tenebrionis l. (columna de Capnodis: Buprestidae) obtenidos debajo de laboratorio controlado condiciona árboles frutals. [Oviposition of Capnodis tenebrionis l. (Col.: Buprestidae) obtained under controlled laboratory conditions fruit trees.] Agronomie 8(4): 367-371. ISSN: 0249-5627. Note: 18 ref., In Spanish.
NAL call number: SB7.A3
Descriptors: fruit trees, Capnodis, oviposition, environmental control, mass rearing in the laboratory, biological techniques, Coleoptera, physiological functions, reproduction.
1987
Ayertey, J.N.; Ibotoye, J.O. (1987) The growth of laboratory populations of Sitophilus, Rhyzopertha and Sitotroga on sorghum seeds under ambient and humidity-controlled conditions in northern Nigeria. Proceedings of the Fourth International Working Conference on Stored Product Protection, Tel Aviv, Israel, 21-26 September 1986. p. 435-446.
NAL call number: SB937 I5 1986
Descriptors: stored products pests, relative humidity, commodities, biology, environmental factors, biodeterioration, agricultural entomology, international working conference, cereal product protection, Gelechiidae, Lepidoptera, Curculionidae, Coleoptera, Bostrichidae, Sitotroga cerealella, sorghum, Sitophilus oryzae, Rhyzopertha dominica, Nigeria, Gramineae, Cyperales, West Africa, biodeterioration, storage problems, pests of plants.
Habermann, M.; Schopf, R. (1987) Untersuchungen über Labordas aufrichten, Hervortreten der jungen Erwachsener und durch Erwachsene von Scolytus intricatus (ratz.) einziehend (Spalte, Scolytidae). [Studies on laboratory rearing, emergence of young adults and feeding by adults of Scolytus intricatus (ratz.) (Col., Scolytidae).] Journal of Applied Entomology. 104(5): 519-528. ISSN: 0931-2048. Note: In German.
NAL call number: 421 Z36
Descriptors: development, temperature, environmental factors, biology, trees, agricultural entomology, Coleoptera, Scolytus intricatus, Quercus, Germany, Western Europe, pests, woody plants, forestry.
Yoshii, T.; Yokoi, N. (1987) [Rearing of the mulberry small weevil, Baris deplanata roelofs by the artificial diet method and the effect of temperature and photoperiod on the larvae.] Bulletin of the Fukushima Sericultural Experiment Station. (22): 36-39. ISSN: 0385-3365. Note: 8 ref., In Japanese.
Descriptors: Morus, Baris, mass rearing, photoperiodicity, environmental temperature, compound feeds, leaf eating insects, biological techniques, Coleoptera, environment, environmental conditions, feeds, injurious factors, Moraceae, periodicity, pests, timing, Urticales.
1986
Aiken, R.B. (1986) Diel activity of a boreal water beetle (Dytiscus alaskanus: Coleoptera; Dytiscidae) in the laboratory and field. Freshwater Biology. 16(2): 155-159. ISSN: 0046-5070.
NAL call number: QH96.F6
Descriptors: Coleoptera, beetle activity, behavior, Circadian rhythm, freshwater environment, Alberta, Dytiscidae, Canada, North America, laboratory study, field study.
Stevenson, A.B. (1986) Relationship between temperature and development of the carrot weevil, Listronotus oregonensis (leconte) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in the laboratory. Canadian Entomologist. 118(12): 1287-1290. ISSN: 0008-347X.
NAL call number: 421 C16
Descriptors: carrot weevil biology, environmental temperature factors, techniques, simulation models, root crops, vegetables, agricultural entomology, Listronotus oregonensis, Daucus carota, Curculionidae, Coleoptera, Umbelliferae, Apiales, pests, insect pests of plants, techniques and methodology, laboratory study.
Termier, M. (1986) L'étude de laboratoire des facteurs influençant le vol de dispersion du decemlineata de Leptinotarsa indiquent [Laboratory study of factors influencing dispersal flight of Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say.] University of Paris, Thesis, 205 p., Availability: CNRS-TD 15328. Note: In French.
Descriptors: flight, dispersion, climate, body weight, host plant, laboratory study, pest, environmental factor, feeding, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, Chrysomelidae, Coleoptera.
1985
McCoy, C.; Segretain, C.; Beavers, G.M.; Tarrant, C. (1985) Laboratory rearing and some aspects of the biology of Artipus floridanus horn (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Florida Entomologist. 68(3): 379-385. ISSN: 0015-4040.
NAL call number: 420 F662
Descriptors: Coleoptera, laboratory rearing, photoperiod, feeding behavior, egg laying behavior, postembryonic development, Curculionidae, pest, laboratory study, environmental factor.
Mohammad, O.S. (1985) [Biology and efficiency of Coccinella septempunctata l. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) as a predator of cotton aphid Aphis gossypii glov. under laboratory conditions (in Iraq).] Zanco. 3(4): 115-125. Note: 2 tables; 1 graph; 10 ref., In Arabic.
NAL call number: Q1 A1Z3
Abstract: The efficiency of predatism by the four larval instars were 12.7, 31.6, 43.2, 71.8 of aphids and 1037.3 by the adult.
Descriptors: gossypium, Aphis, Iraq, predators, biology, aphid developmental stages, temperature, relative humidity, periodicity, atmospheric sciences, crops, developmental stages, dicotyledons, economic plants, environment, environmental conditions, fibre crops, Hemiptera, Homoptera, hydrometeorology, industrial crops, Malvaceae, Malvales, meteorology, Middle East, oil crops, plants, timing.
1984
Ernsting, G.; Huyer, F.A. (1984) A laboratory study on temperature relations of egg production and development in two related species of carabid beetle. Oecologia. 62(3): 361-367. ISSN: 0029-8549.
NAL call number: QL750.O3
Descriptors: Coleoptera, temperature, development, fecundity, body size, environmental factors, laboratory study, Carabidae, Notiophilus biguttatus.
White, G.G. (1984) Variation between field and laboratory populations of Tribolium castaneum (herbst) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Australian Journal of Ecology. 9(2): 153-155. ISSN: 0307-692X.
NAL call number: QH540 A8
Descriptors: Coleoptera, development, environment, environmental factor, body weight, larva, Australia, population genetics, Tenebrionidae, study under natural conditions, laboratory study, Tribolium castaneum.
1982
Roorda, F.A.; Schulten, G.G.; Andriessen, E.A. (1982) Laboratory observations on the development of Tribolium castaneum herbst (Col. Tenebrionidae) on millet at different temperatures and relative humidities. Zeitschrift fur Angewandte Entomologie. 93(5): 446-452. ISSN: 0044-2240.
NAL call number: 421 Z36
Descriptors: Coleoptera, stored product, millet, cereal, development, duration, temperature, relative humidity, laboratory study, Tenebrionidae, Tribolium castaneum, pest, environmental factor.
Sherrod, D.W.; White, C.E.; Eastman, C.E. (1982) Temperature-related development of the imported crucifer weevil, Baris lepidii (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in the laboratory and field. Environmental Entomology. 11(4): 897-900. ISSN: 0046-225X.
NAL call number: QL461 E532
Descriptors: Coleoptera, development, temperature effects, degree day, developmental stage, Curculionidae, Cruciferae, pest, vegetable crop, laboratory study, field study, green house study, environmental factor.
1981
Buckingham, G.R.; Bennett, C.A. (1981) Laboratory biology and behavior of Litodactylus leucogaster, a ceutorhynchine weevil that feeds on watermilfoils. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 74(5): 451-458. ISSN: 0013-8746.
NAL call number: 420 En82
Descriptors: weeds, North America, geographic distribution, development, duration, diagnosis, freshwater, laboratory study, Coleoptera, Curculionidae, fecundity, larva, freshwater environment, nymph, eggs, phytophagous, ecology.
Ives, P.M. (1981) Coccinellids (Coleoptera) and aphids (Homoptera). Feeding and egg production of two species of Coccinellids in the laboratory. The Canadian Entomologist. 113(11): 999-1005. ISSN: 0008-347X.
NAL call number: 421 C16
Descriptors: food intake, temperature, laboratory study, pest, entomophagous, Coccinellidae, Coleoptera, environmental factor, fecundity, Homoptera, eggs, predator, predator prey relation, ecology.
Wagner, T.L.; Feldman, R.M.; Gagne, J.A.; Cover, J.D.; Coulson, R.N.; Schoolfield, R.M. (1981) Factors affecting gallery construction, oviposition, and reemergence of Dendroctonus frontalis in the laboratory. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 74(3): 255-273. ISSN: 0013-8746.
NAL call number: 420 En82
Descriptors: laboratory study, construction behavior, models, insect development, Coleoptera, Dendroctonus frontalis, population density, limiting factor, environmental factor, gallery construction, egg laying, reproduction, Scolytidae, Sylvicolous, body size, temperature, ethology.
1980
Milner, R.J.; Wood, J.T.; Williams, E.R. (1980) The development of milky disease under laboratory and field temperature regimes. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 36(2): 203-210. ISSN: 0022-2011.
NAL call number: 421 J826
Descriptors: Bacillus popilliae, bacteria, bacteriosis, Coleoptera, entomopathogen, natural conditions study, laboratory study, evolution, environmental factor, milky disease, Scarabaeidae, temperature effects.
1976
Berry, R.W. (1976) Laboratory rearing of Anobium punctatum. Material und Organismen. 11(3): 171-182. ISSN: 0025-5270.
NAL call number: TA401 M32
Descriptors: Anobiidae, growth, biological cycle, rearing, environment, temperature effects, ecology, Coleoptera.
Hosseinie, S.O. (1976) Comparative life histories of three species of Tropisternus in the laboratory (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae). Internationale Revue der Gesamten Hydrobiologie. 61(2): 261-268. ISSN: 1434-2944.
NAL call number: QH91 A1I52
Descriptors: biological cycle, Hydrophilidae, freshwater environment, laboratory study.
1975
Clarke, R.G.; Howitt, A.J. (1975) Development of the strawberry weevil under laboratory and field conditions. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 68(4): 715-718.
NAL call number: 420 En82
Descriptors: pest, post-embryonic development, environment, temperature effects, Coleoptera, laboratory study.
Thiele, H.U. (1975) Interactions between photoperiodism and temperature with respect to the control of dormancy in the adult stage of Pterostichus oblongopunctatus f. (Col., Carabidae). I. Experiments on gonad maturation under different climatic conditions in the laboratory. Oecologia. 19(1): 39-47. ISSN: 0029-8549.
NAL call number: QL750 O3
Descriptors: diapause, dormancy, environment, sexual maturity, photoperiod, Pterostichus, temperature, reproduction, Coleoptera.
1973
Franek, M. (1973) Effect of some environmental factors on changes of temperature and habitat conditions inside rearing containers in laboratory cultures of the granary weevil - Sitophilus granarius l. (Col., Curculionidae). Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne. 43(1): 189-200. ISSN: 0032-3780. Note: In Polish.
NAL call number: 421 P76
Descriptors: biology, techniques, agricultural entomology, laboratory culturing of insects, Sitophilus granaries, Curculionidae, Coleoptera, pests, pathogens of plants, methodology, temperature and habitat effects.
1972
Stein, W. (1972) Der Einfluß der unterschiedlichen Laborhaltung auf Eiablage- und Lebenüberspannung des Apion virens Herbstes (Spalte, Curculionidae). [The influence of different laboratory attitude on oviposition and life span of Apion virens autumn (Col., Curculionidae).] Zeitschrift fur Angewandte Zoologie. 59(4): 353-360. ISSN: 0044-2291. Note: In German.
NAL call number: 449.8 Z36
Descriptors: environment, egg laying, reproduction, laboratory study, survival.
1971
Bell, J.V.; Hamalle, R.J. (1971) Comparative mortalities between field-collected and laboratory-reared wireworm larvae. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 18(1): 150-1. ISSN: 0022-2011.
NAL call number: 421 J826
Descriptors: beetles, environment, mitosporic fungi, adaptation, biological insect control, population density, spores, fungal, survivability.
Cavalloro, R.; Girolami, V. (1971) L'elevazione del decemlineata di Chrysomela dice nel laboratorio e nell'importanza dei fattori ambientali e nutrizionali relativi. [The rearing of Chrysomela decemlineata say in the laboratory and the importance of relative environmental and nutritional factors.] Redia. 52: 289-303. ISSN: 0370-4327. Note: In Italian.
NAL call number: 421 R241
Descriptors: biology, humidity effects, photoperiod, temperature effects, techniques, insect physiology, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, Chrysomelidae, Coleoptera, methodology, physiology and biochemistry, pests of plants.
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