scholarly journals Effects of Poultry Manure Moisture and Poultry House Construction Materials on Movements of the Lesser Mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), a Structural Insect Pest in High Rise Caged Layer Houses

1989 ◽  
Vol 68 (10) ◽  
pp. 1326-1331 ◽  
Author(s):  
JOSEPH L. DESPINS ◽  
E. CRAIG TURNER ◽  
PAUL L. RUSZLER
Keyword(s):  
Insect Pest ◽  
Construction Materials ◽  
Poultry Manure ◽  
Poultry House ◽  
Alphitobius Diaperinus ◽  
High Rise ◽  
House Construction ◽  
Lesser Mealworm ◽  
Coleoptera Tenebrionidae

scholarly journals Gender identity and sexual experience affect mating behaviour and chemical profile in the lesser mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erika Calla-Quispe ◽  
Carlos Martel ◽  
Alfredo Jesús Ibáñez
Keyword(s):  
Gender Identity ◽  
Structural Damage ◽  
Sexual Experience ◽  
Mating Behaviour ◽  
Insect Pest ◽  
Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Circadian Pattern ◽  
Alphitobius Diaperinus ◽  
Lesser Mealworm ◽  
Coleoptera Tenebrionidae

Alphitobius diaperinus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), the lesser mealworm, is one of the most significant pests of the poultry industry worldwide. These insects cause structural damage in poultry houses and transmit several diseases, impacting chickens' productivity and rearing costs. Although semiochemicals may offer alternative insect pest management strategies, basic information regarding pheromone identity and their role on the behavioural ecology according to their circadian pattern of sexual behaviour of A. diaperinus is essentially lacking. This study is aimed to analyse the relation of gender identity and sexual experience of adults of A. diaperinus on their mating behaviour and whether this response is related to their CHC profiles secreted. The following steps were taken to achieve the study’s goal. First, the circadian pattern of their sexual activity was observed in newly emerged pairs for at least twenty-one days (virgin adults) and experienced adults collected from the field to identify a difference based on their sexual experience and achieve the optimal mating season to develop the following assays. Subsequently, Y-tube olfactometer bioassays were conducted to evaluate their odour bouquet attraction based on gender and sexual experience. Additionally, mating behaviour bioassays were conducted to evaluate the two factor effects. Finally, cuticular analysis was performed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry to evaluate possible chemical differences based on the two factors. With statistical and multivariate analysis, we found that behavioural, mating and chemical responses are different based on their sexual experience. The mating sequences were described into precopulatory, copulatory and postcopulatory phases. This finding gives us a deeper understanding of the sexual communication during mating. In summary, our findings provide new insights into the mating system and chemical ecology of A. diaperinus . The results presented here may serve as a base for further studies to develop strategies for managing this pest.

scholarly journals SUSCEPTIBILITY OF THE LESSER MEALWORM, ALPHITOBIUS DIAPERINUS (COLEOPTERA: TENEBRIONIDAE) TO THE ENTOMOGENOUS NEMATODES STEINERNEMA FELTIAE, S. GLASERI (STEINERNEMATIDAE) AND HETERORHABDITIS HELIOTHIDIS (HETERORHABDITIDAE)

1985 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 331-339 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. J. Geden ◽  
R. C. Axtell ◽  
W. M. Brooks
Keyword(s):  
Late Stage ◽  
Sandy Loam ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Poultry Manure ◽  
Steinernema Feltiae ◽  
Alphitobius Diaperinus ◽  
Dose Rates ◽  
Lesser Mealworm ◽  
Pupal Mortality ◽  
Coleoptera Tenebrionidae

The infectivity of Steinernema feltiae, S. glaseri and Heterorhabditis heliothidis for early-stage larvae, late-stage larvae, pupae and adults of the lesser mealworm were evaluated under different habitat conditions. When confined in petri dishes with nematode-treated filter paper, all beetle stages were highly susceptible to parasitism by S. feltiae, with LD50 values ranging from 9 to 56 nematodes per host Early-stage larvae (LD50 = 26) and pupae (LD50 = 36) were more susceptible than late-stage larvae (LD50 = 1,791) and adults (LD50 = 724) to H. heliothidis. Only adult beetles (LD50 = 714) were susceptible to S. glaseri. Late-stage beetle larvae were more susceptible to S. feltiae in rearing medium (LD50 = 24), broiler litter (LD50 = 2 58) and poultry manure (LD50 = 212) than to H. heliothidis, which caused less than 50% mortality at all dose rates in these substrates. Adults were less susceptible than larvae in these substrates, and mortality only exceeded 50% in litter treated with S. feltiae (LD50 = 971). Late-stage larvae were highly susceptible to both S. feltiae and H. heliothidis in sandy loam and clay soils, with LD50's ranging from 1 to 14 nematodes per larva. Pupal mortality was higher in sandy loam (S. feltiae LD50 = 46, H. heliothidis LD50 = 444) than in clay soil (S. feltiae LD50 = 95, H. heliothidis LD50 = 5,796).

scholarly journals Populational fluctuation and spatial distribution of Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer) (Coleoptera; Tenebrionidae) in a poultry house, Cascavel, Parana state, Brazil

2007 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
AM. Chernaki-Leffer ◽  
LM. Almeida ◽  
DR. Sosa-Gómez ◽  
A. Anjos ◽  
KM. Vogado
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Control Method ◽  
Sampling Period ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Population Fluctuation ◽  
Poultry House ◽  
Alphitobius Diaperinus ◽  
Insect Distribution ◽  
Lesser Mealworm ◽  
Coleoptera Tenebrionidae

Knowledge of the population fluctuation and spatial distribution of pests is fundamental for establishing an appropriate control method. The population fluctuation and spatial distribution of the Alphitobius diaperinus in a poultry house in Cascavel, in the state of Parana, Brazil, was studied between October, 2001 and October 2002. Larvae and adults of the lesser mealworm were sampled weekly using Arends tube traps (n = 22) for six consecutive flock grow-outs. The temperature of the litter and of the poultry house was measured at the same locations of the tube traps. Beetle numbers increased continuously throughout all the sampling dates (average 5,137 in the first week and 18,494 insects on the sixth week). Significantly greater numbers of larvae were collected than adults (1 to 20 times in 95% of the sampling points). There was no correlation between temperature and the number of larvae and adults collected, therefore no fluctuation was observed during the sampling period. The population growth was correlated to litter re-use. The highest temperatures were observed in deep litter. The spatial distribution of larvae and adults in the poultry house was heterogeneous during the whole period of evaluation. Results suggest that monitoring in poultry houses is necessary prior to adopting and evaluating control measures due to the great variability of the insect distribution in the poultry house.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Biocidal Paint Containing Permethrin, Ultramarine and Violet 23 Against Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) in Laboratories and Poultry Houses

Animals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 1461
Author(s):  
Sara Dzik ◽  
Tomasz Mituniewicz
Keyword(s):  
Insect Pest ◽  
Effective Interaction ◽  
Poultry Production ◽  
Poultry House ◽  
Alphitobius Diaperinus ◽  
Laboratory Conditions ◽  
Poultry Houses ◽  
Two Stages ◽  
Active Substances ◽  
Coleoptera Tenebrionidae

Reducing Alphitobius diaperinus in poultry production is a difficult task. However, attempts should be made to control the insect pest, as it poses a serious threat to the life and health of the chickens, as well as the workers on a farm. Our research was conducted in two stages to assess the effectiveness of the biocidal paint against A. diaperinus, containing active substances such as permethrin and a mixture of ultramarine and violet 23. In the first stage, under laboratory conditions, after 22 days, 100% mortality of A. diaperinus larvae and adults was achieved. This allowed us to assume that the biocidal paint may also be effective in poultry houses. In the poultry house where biocidal paint was applied, the number of insects decreased continuously alongside the sampling dates. In both research stages, the biocidal paint proved more effective against A. diaperinus than traditional limewash, and also the time to effective interaction of the paint was noted. Additionally, it was observed that the larvae were more susceptible to the active substances than adults. The research was practical, however, further analyses are necessary to fully control A. diaperinus, especially in poultry houses.

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