Laboratory breeding of Korynetes caeruleus (Coleoptera: Cleridae) for the biological control of Anobium punctatum (Coleoptera: Ptinidae)

Title:

Laboratory breeding of Korynetes caeruleus (Coleoptera: Cleridae) for the biological control of Anobium punctatum (Coleoptera: Ptinidae)

Creator:

Haustein, Tilo , Busweiler, Sabine, Haustein, Vera , von Laar, Claudia, and Plarre, Rudy

Identifier:

https://cdk.lib.cas.cz/client/handle/uuid:e7cf09c3-e411-4f13-b4c6-e962f09497d3
uuid:e7cf09c3-e411-4f13-b4c6-e962f09497d3
doi:10.14411/eje.2019.038

Subject:

Coleoptera, Cleridae, Korynetes caeruleus, Ptinidae, Anobium punctatum, biological pest control, life history data, laboratory breeding, wood protection, and cultural heritage

Type:

model:article and TEXT

Format:

počítač and online zdroj

Description:

Larvae and adults of Korynetes caeruleus (de Geer 1775) (Coleoptera: Cleridae) were collected from old churches and reared in the laboratory on Anobium punctatum (de Geer 1774) (Coleoptera: Ptinidae). Breeding success of K. caeruleus was low, but basic parameters of this species' developmental cycle were identified. At 21°C and 75% relative humidity and a four-month cold period at 4°C, the development of K. caeruleus from egg to adult appearance lasted 2 years. The pupal stage may be reached and completed after one and a half years. Feeding on larvae of A. punctatum by larvae of K. caeruleus was observed and consisted of a combination of sucking haemolymph and consuming body parts. The sickle-like mandibles of larvae of K. caeruleus penetrate the cuticle of prey larvae; this is followed by pumping and sucking body movements. Adult beetles of A. punctatum were not attacked by K. caeruleus larvae. Feeding behaviour of adult K. caeruleus was not investigated.

Language:

English

Rights:

http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
policy:public

Coverage:

362-371

Source:

European Journal of Entomology | 2019 Volume:116 | Number:1

Harvested from:

CDK

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