Anzeiger für Schädlingskunde, Pflanzenschutz, Umweltschutz (1999) 72, 87-88

V. Stejskal and P. Horak (1999)
Webbing clothes moth, Tineola bisselliella (Hum.), causing serious feeding damage to Lactuca sativa and other plant seeds
Anzeiger für Schädlingskunde, Pflanzenschutz, Umweltschutz 72 (4), 87-88
Abstract: The first record of a 'field' infestation of stored lettuce seeds (Lactuca sativa) by Tineola bisselliella (TB) is reported. The pest is able to consume almost the whole kernel of L. sativa including the shell. The ability od TB to damage selected stored cereal, pulse and oil seeds under laboratory condition was evaluated in maize and wheat, germ area was damaged preferably and the germination decreased considerably. TB was unable to infest and damage sound seeds of rape and beans of Phaseolus vulgaris and soya. These findings enabled the development of a vegetarian diet for laboratory rearing of TB. The pest status and hazards resulting from cross-infestation is discussed.
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Database assignments for author(s): Vaclav Stejskal

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution
rearing/culturing/mass production

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Tineola bisselliella	Stored products (other than food)	Czech Republic