A remarkable ability to tolerate temperatures as high as 52 degrees C for Mezium affine Boieldieu and 56 degrees C for Gibbium aequinoctiale Boieldieu (Coleoptera: Anobiidae) was discovered as part of a water balance study that was conducted to determine whether desiccation-resistance (xerophilic water balance classification) is linked to survival at high temperature. Characteristics of the hea...

Abstract We investigated the feeding behavior of larvae wood-destroying beetle Nicobium hirtum (Coleoptera: Anobiidae), an important wood pest in Japan, to determine effects dietary variation on lignocellulose degradation and larval growth survival. Cultured colonies N. were fed artificial diets containing various amounts starch (20, 50, 80 wt%) mixed with hardwood ( Shorea ) lignocellulose. Th...

Concentrations of 22 elements in pinewood were compared with that in frass produced by insects representing the following taxa: Reticulitermes spp. (Rhinotermitidae), Zootermopsis nevadensis (Termopsidae), Incisitermes snyderi (Kalotermitidae), Hylotrupes spp. (Cerambycidae), Heterobostrychus spp. (Bostrichidae), Lyctus spp. (Bostrichidae), and representatives of the family Ptinidae (formerly A...

Susceptibility of Lasioderma serricorne (F.) (Coleoptera: Anobiidae) Life Stages to Elevated Temperatures Used During Structural Heat Treatments Authors: C. Yu, B. Subramanyam, P.W. Flinn, J.A. Gwirtz Submitted to: Journal of Economic Entomology Methyl bromide is still widely used in food processing and storage facilities for the suppression of storedproduct insect pests, but its use is schedul...