Effects of different plant materials on selective behavior of adult Lasioderma serricorne (Coleoptera: Anobiidae)

Plant matrials as Ailanthus altissima Swingle bark, Cnidium monnieri (L.) fruit, Aipinia officinarum Hance rhizome, Elsholtzia stauntonii Benth fruit, Xanthium sibiricum Patrin fruit, Cinnamomum cassia Presl pericarp, Folium artemisiae Argyi plant, Nicotiane tabacum L. leaf, and Triticum aestivum L. kernel (and whole flour) were used to study their effects on selective behavior of adult Lasioderma serricorne (Coleoptera: Anobiidae). Results showed that N. tabacum leaf, X. sibiricum fruit, C. monnieri fruit and T. aestivum kernel (whole flour) showed strong attractiveness to L. serricorne adults, with selection coefficient over 43.00%. The number of L. serricorne adults attracted by these plant materials was significantly more than that attracted by control material. Whole wheat flour had nearly the same attractiveness as tobacco leaf powder. A. altissima bark and A. officinarum rhizome (natural state and powder) exhibited potent repellency to L. serricorne adults, with selection coefficient of -56.25% and -62.50% respectively. The number of L. serricorne adults distributed in these two plant materials was significantly less than that distributed in control. ©, 2014, State Tobacco Monopoly Bureau and China Tobacco Society. All right reserved.