Paper Details

First record and biology of coffee bean weevil, Araecerus fasciculatus De Geer, on pesticide plant, Melia azedarach L. from Iran

Abbas Salahi Ardakani, Hiva Nasserzadeh

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.12692/ijb/5.12.486-491

Int. J. Biosci. 5(12), 486-491. December, 2014. (PDF)

Abstract:

Araecerus fasciculatus was recorded for the first time in Iran on the seeds of medicinal and pesticide plant, Melia azedarach L. About 25% of the mature seeds were found infected by this pest. Biological studies carried out on the collected specimens during 2012-2013 showed that females lay eggs on the immature, mature as well as dried harvested seeds. Larval nutrition, development and pupation occurred within the seeds. All motile stages of the pest developed throughout the year in dried seeds. Adult male and female emerged through chewing of exit holes of the infected seeds. Multiple and overlapping generations of larvae, pupae, and adults were also visible in the infected seeds. The pest completed its life cycle within 43 day under laboratory conditions.