Webbing clothes moth,Tineola bisselliella (Hum.), causing serious feeding damage toLactuca sativa and other plant seeds |
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Authors: | V Stejskal and P Horák |
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Institution: | (1) Dept. of stored-product pest control. RICP, Prague, Czech Republic;(2) Research Institute of Crop Protection, CZ-16106 Praha 6, Czech Republic |
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Abstract: | The first record of a “field” infestation of stored lettuce seeds (Lactuca sativa) byTineola bisselliella (TB) is reported. The pest is able to consume almost the whole kernel ofL. sativa including the shell. The ability od TB to damage selected stored cereal, pulse and oil seeds under laboratory condition was
evaluated. In maize and wheat, germ area was damaged preferably and the germination decreased considerably. TB was unable
to infest and damage sound seeds of rape and beans ofPhaseolus vulgaris and soya. These findings enabled the development of a vegetarian diet for laboratory rearing of TB. The pest status and hazards
resulting from cross-infestation is discassed. |
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