The cigarette beetle, Lasioderma serricorne (Fabricius), was selected as a representative stored-product beetle to test the validity of contour mapping of trap catch for pest monitoring in warehouses and retail stores. Three experiments, each replicated 5 times, were conducted in a 3.2 × 9.0-m aluminum shed. Each experiment involved releasing beetles at a single point and recording the numbers ...

Os roedores sinantrópicos são pragas de grande importância no ambiente urbano e agrícola. Alem da transmissão doenças ocorre a contaminação alimentos com fezes, urina pêlos. O controle é realizado principalmente utilização iscas raticidas. presente trabalho teve por objetivo avaliar ocorrência artrópodes em amostras 1 Kg diferentes marcas comerciais contendo raticidas nas formulações grão integ...

Summary Insect screens are often used in tobacco facilities to exclude insect pests. Previous studies using laboratory cultures indicated that with openings smaller than 1.0 mm adequate prevent the passage of cigarette beetle, Lasioderma serricorne . The beetles from natural populations rather heterogeneous, and their body sizes may vary. Studies were conducted confirm relationship between mesh...