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SURVIVAL AND GROWTH OF THE ANOBIID BEETLE XYLETINUS PELTATUS (COLEOPTERA: ANOBIIDAE) ON VARIOUS WOODS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Lonnie H. Williams  and
Joe K. Mauldin
Lonnie H. Williams
Affiliation:
Southern Forest Experiment Station, Forest Service, USDA, Gulfport, Mississippi 39503
Joe K. Mauldin
Affiliation:
Southern Forest Experiment Station, Forest Service, USDA, Gulfport, Mississippi 39503
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Abstract

Although wood species was a statistically significant influence on percentages of eggs that hatched and larvae that tunneled into wood, these percentages were > 85% on most woods tested. Of eight test woods, yellow-poplar sapwood was preferred for egg-laying and was best for larval survival and growth. Slash pine was also favorable for egg-laying, survival, and growth. Beetles laid more eggs on Douglas-fir plywood and sweetgum than on shortleaf pine, but larvae did not survive in the plywood, and tunneled extensively without appreciable growth in sweetgum; larvae survived and grew well in shortleaf pine. The beetle life cycle is at least 2 years in favorable woods and may be 3–5 years in unfavorable woods.

Résumé

Quoique l’essence végétale ait eu une influence statistiquement significative sur les pourcentages d’éclosion des œufs et des larves ayant foré une galerie, ces pourcentages étaient supérieurs à 85% pour la plupart des essences testées. Parmi les huit essences testées, l’aubier du tulipier était préféré pour la ponte et s’avérait le meilleur pour la survie et la croissance. Pinus elliotti était aussi favorable pour la ponte, la survie et la croissance. Les scolytes ont pondu plus d’œufs sur du contreplaqué de pin Douglas ou sur le liquidambar que sur Pinus echinata, mais les larves n’ont pas survécu sur le contreplaqué et ont foré abondamment dans le liquidambar sans croissance notable; les larves ont montré une survie et une croissance élevées sur Pinus echinata. Le cycle vital dure au moins 2 ans dans du bois convenable et pourrait atteindre 3–5 ans sur des essences peu convenables.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 113 , Issue 7 , July 1981 , pp. 651 - 657
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1981

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