Effective monitoring of cigarette beetle Lasioderma serricorne (F.) Coleoptera: Anobiidae in tobacco warehouses of NWFP Pakistan.

摘要

For effective monitoring of cigarette beetle, L. serricorne, five different types of monitoring traps i.e., STORGARD THINLINE CB and COMBI, STORGARD DOME CB, New Serrico trap baited with sex pheromone 4S, 6S, 7S - serricornin and Diamond trap were compared with traditionally used Light Beetle trap for their efficacy in three tobacco warehouses of Lakson Tobacco Company Ltd. Mardan, NWFP, Pakistan during 2003-04. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design with four replications. Population dynamics of beetles trapped on each type of trap throughout the year showed that STORGARD THINLINE CB was the most effective trap for close monitoring of L. serricorne with highest (3.35) beetles followed by New Serrico trap with the value of 2.47. Minimum (0.58) beetles were documented for Light Beetle trap. The results further showed that maximum beetles were trapped during the month of August 2003. Hence, for effective monitoring of L. serricorne, the use of STORGARDReg. THINLINETM CB trap and application of control measures like fumigation, temperature manipulation, insect growth regulators, and use of conventional insecticides in the month of August is recommended for preservation of tobacco products in factories, retail stores, and warehouses..