%0 Journal Article
%T Laboratory rearing technique and biology of Mycotretus apicalis (Coleoptera: Erotylidae) on dried Pleurotus sajor-caju mushrooms
%A MOREIRA
%A GRAZIELLE F
%A MOREIRA
%A CAMILA C
%A ANDAL¨®
%A VANESSA
%A JUNIOR
%A ALCIDES MOINO
%A CARDOSO-FREIRE
%A MARCELA M
%A SOUZA DIAS
%A EUST¨¢QUIO
%J Revista Colombiana de Entomolog¨ªa
%D 2010
%I Sociedad Colombiana de Entomolog¨ªa
%X 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 ¡À 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.
%K life cycle
%K mushroom pests
%K edible mushrooms
%K life table
%K pleasing fungus beetles.
%U http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0120-04882010000200030&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en