Combined physical and chemical methods to control lesser mealworm beetles under laboratory conditions

• Published in: Poultry science Vol. 94; no. 6; pp. 1145 - 1149
• Main Authors: Wolf, Jônatas, Potrich, Michele, Lozano, Everton R., Gouvea, Alfredo, Pegorini, Carla S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Poultry Science Association, Inc 01.06.2015
• Subjects: Acyclic Monoterpenes; Aldehydes - pharmacology; Animal Husbandry; Animals; Chlorpyrifos - pharmacology; Coleoptera - drug effects; Coleoptera - growth & development; Housing, Animal; Insect Control - methods; Insecticides - pharmacology; Larva - drug effects; Larva - growth & development; Monoterpenes - pharmacology; Poultry; Pyrethrins - pharmacology; abiotic factor; insecticide; poultry; lesser mealworm beetle; Alphitobius diaperinus

The lesser mealworm beetle, Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), is an important insect pest. The insect acts as a disease vector and reservoir, negatively affecting the health of birds and humans, and harming poultry husbandry. Controlling the lesser mealworm is generally ba...