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Longevity and pheromone output in stored-product Bostrichidae

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 July 2007

P.A. Edde  and
T.W. Phillips
P.A. Edde*
Affiliation:
Oklahoma State University, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, 127 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA
T.W. Phillips
Affiliation:
Oklahoma State University, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, 127 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA
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*Present address and address for correspondence: Montana State University, Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences, PO Box 173120, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA Fax: 406 994 3933 E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Information on longevity and on the effect of ageing on pheromone signalling in Bostrichidae infesting stored products is important because pheromones play a crucial role in mediating aggregation by the species in storages. The longevity of starved and unstarved Prostephanus truncatus (Horn) and Rhyzopertha dominica (Fabricius) were determined at 28±1°C, 65±2% RH and L12:D12 cycle. Additionally, the effects of ageing on rate of pheromone emission were investigated in R. dominica by comparing emission rates of the aggregation pheromones Dominicalure-1 (DL1) and Dominicalure-2 (DL2) released by adult males ranging from 4, 8, 12, 24 and 48 weeks of age. Mean survival time of starved male and female P. truncatus was 8.6±0.6 and 9.1±0.4 days, respectively. Starved R. dominica males lived for 5.7±0.2 days, and females for 4.7±0.1 days. However, mean survival times were not significantly different for starved males vs. females of either species. Mean survival time of unstarved male and female P. truncatus was 27.5±2.0 and 18.0±3.3 weeks, respectively, and for unstarved male and female R. dominica was 26.1±2.8 and 16.7±2.9 weeks, respectively. Difference in mean survival times of unstarved males vs. females in both P. truncatus and R. dominica were significant. Between species, no significant difference was observed in mean survival time between unstarved males of P. truncatus or R. dominica, nor between females of both species. Rate of pheromone emission in R. dominica was higher when the insects were relatively young (4, 8 and 12 weeks old), but declined by almost 55% in treatments where the insect were at about 24 or 48 weeks old, suggesting that recruitment potential of R. dominica might reduce substantially as the insects age.

Keywords

Prostephanus truncatusRhyzopertha dominicaadult mortalitystarvationaggregation pheromone
Type
Research Article
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 96 , Issue 6 , December 2006 , pp. 547 - 554
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006

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