Tob. Sci., 1976, 20-50, p. 165-166, ISSN.0082-4523
Cigarette beetle oviposition and egg hatch at selected temperatures
Tobacco Storage Insects Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, Richmond, Virginia USA
Oviposition by female cigarette beetle, Lasioderma serricorne (F.) and egg hatch were studied in temperature-humidity cabinets within a temperature range of 7.2°C-26.7°C. Egg production increased with each rise in temperature. The percentage of...