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Spatial distribution of flying Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) in a rice warehouse

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

S.H. Ho  and
K.S. Boon
S.H. Ho*
Affiliation:
Zoology Department, National University of Singapore
K.S. Boon
Affiliation:
Zoology Department, National University of Singapore
*
S.H. Ho, Zoology Department, National University of Singapore, Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 0511.
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Abstract

The vertical and horizontal distribution of Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) in a rice warehouse was studied using flight traps hung around selected stacks of bagged rice. Traps hung at 4 m or higher from the floor caught more T. castaneum than other insect species in the warehouse. At 6 m height, the traps caught mainly this species and were easy to maintain. The horizontal distribution pattern of T. castaneum sampled at 6 m was not homogeneous. The factors influencing distribution are discussed.

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Original Articles
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 85 , Issue 3 , September 1995 , pp. 355 - 359
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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