Acta Entomologica Sinica (1996) 39, 383-392

Xiaoxi Zhang and Mingjie Wang (1996)
[An ecological study on the laboratory population of cigarette beetle, Lasioderma serricorne (F.) (Coleoptera: Anobiidae)]
Acta Entomologica Sinica 39 (4), 383-392
Abstract: An ecological study on the laboratory population of cigarette beetle, Lasioderma serricome, was carried out under the treatment combination of six levels of temperature (20.3°C, 23.9°C, 27.7°C, 32.2°C, 33.7°C, 35.9°C) and three levels of relative humidities (51.3% ~ 55.0% RH, 75.5% ~ 76.0% RH, 83.8% ~ 85.0% RH). Parameters for development., survival and fecundity of cigarette beetle laboratory population were obtained by means of statistics analysis in various rearing experiments. The temperature range for development is 14°C ~ 36°C, the most optimal temperature and relative humidity are 30°C ~ 34°C, 70% ~ 85% RH, the generation duration is 35 ~ 128 days, the total effective temperature is 718 - 758 day-degree, and the average numbers of eggs laid by females are 6 ~ 97. The temperature higher than 36°C and relative humidity less than 51% have adverse influence on survival. Finally, the theoretical models for growth duration, development speed, survival rate, fecundity were constructed.
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(original language: Chinese)

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
environment - cropping system/rotation
rearing/culturing/mass production

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Lasioderma serricorne	Stored tobacco