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10.25100/socolen.v36i2.9172
Submitted: 17-03-2020
Published: 15-07-2010

Laboratory rearing technique and biology of Mycotretus apicalis (Coleoptera: Erotylidae) on dried Pleurotus sajorcaju mushrooms

Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA), Department of Entomology
Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA), Department of Biology
Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA), Department of Biology
Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA), Department of Biology
Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA), Department of Biology
Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA), Department of Biology
Keywords: Life cycle, Mushroom pests, Edible mushrooms, Life table, Pleasing fungus beetles

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MOREIRA GF, MOREIRA CC, ANDALÓ V, MOINO JUNIOR A, CARDOSO-FREIRE MM, SOUZA-DIAS E. Laboratory rearing technique and biology of Mycotretus apicalis (Coleoptera: Erotylidae) on dried Pleurotus sajorcaju mushrooms. Rev. Colomb. Entomol. [Internet]. 2010 Jul. 15 [cited 2026 Oct. 22];36(2):342-5. Available from: https://revistacolombianaentomologia.univalle.edu.co/index.php/SOCOLEN/article/view/9172
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Mycotretus apicalis is an erotylid beetle that is commonly found in cultivations Pleurotus sajor-caju in Minas Gerais, Brazil and could potentially be a pest. The life cycle is studied for the first time by laboratory rearing using dried P. sajor-caju mushrooms as both a feeding resource and an oviposition substrate. M. apicalis species has a generation time of about three weeks, with the egg-adult period was about 22 days, four larval instars, and the average longevity for adults of 89.7 ± 32.89 days. These results suggest that the M. apicalis has a potentially high rate of population increase, indicating its great potential to be a pest insect.

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MOREIRA GF, MOREIRA CC, ANDALÓ V, MOINO JUNIOR A, CARDOSO-FREIRE MM, SOUZA-DIAS E. Laboratory rearing technique and biology of Mycotretus apicalis (Coleoptera: Erotylidae) on dried Pleurotus sajorcaju mushrooms. Rev. Colomb. Entomol. [Internet]. 2010 Jul. 15 [cited 2026 Oct. 22];36(2):342-5. Available from: https://revistacolombianaentomologia.univalle.edu.co/index.php/SOCOLEN/article/view/9172
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Copyright (c) 2010 GRAZIELLE F. MOREIRA, CAMILA C. MOREIRA, VANESSA ANDALÓ, ALCIDES MOINO JUNIOR, MARCELA M. CARDOSO-FREIRE, EUSTÁQUIO SOUZA-DIAS