BIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF THE RED MEAL OF THE FLOURS Tribolium castaneum (Herbst)

https://doi.org/10.25100/socolen.v11i1.10253
Published: 15-01-1985

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Issue: Vol. 11 No. 1 (1985)
Section Agriculture / Research paper

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ARISTÓBULO LÓPEZ-AVILA Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario (ICA)
Abstract

Under rearing conditions of the entomological laboratory (21°C and 65-70°/o RH) of 1CA's experimental center "Ti­baitatá" the life cycle of Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) was determined. The life span from the egg, to adult was 82.44 days and the adult longevity was over five months. The major mortality (52.45%) was observed during the larval stage. A short description of each stage is made, and while evalu­ating the damage the insect could cause to stored wheat grains it was concluded that T. castaneum cannot be con­sidered a primary pest in this cereal.

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LÓPEZ-AVILA A. BIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF THE RED MEAL OF THE FLOURS Tribolium castaneum (Herbst). Rev. Colomb. Entomol. [Internet]. 1985 Jan. 15 [cited 2026 Jan. 8];11(1):28-31. Available from: https://revistacolombianaentomologia.univalle.edu.co/index.php/SOCOLEN/article/view/10253
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