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Florida Entomological Society, Florida Entomologist, 2(96), p. 682-685, 2013

DOI: 10.1653/024.096.0247

Florida Entomological Society, Florida Entomologist, 2(97), p. 807-808

DOI: 10.1653/024.097.0265

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Lasioderma Serricorne (Coleoptera: Anobiidae) in Stored Matricaria Recutita (Asteraceae) in Brazil

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Abstract

Insect pests of stored products and by-productsare extending their feeding preferences to new items. We report for the first time in Brazil the feeding and reproduction of the cigarette beetle, Lasioderma serricorne F. (Coleoptera: Anobiidae) on stored chamomile, Matricaria recutita L. (Asteraceae). One intact package (10 cm wide × 15 cm long) of M. recutita infested by L. serricorne was purchased in a supermarket in Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil. In this sample this insect had fed on the dried parts (inflorescences and rods), which made the product unfit for human consumption. This 20 g sample included 101 live and 4 dead Lasioderma serricorne. Circumstantial evidence suggested that the infested material was probably harvested from an infested field in Apr 2013 and packaged with L. serricorne eggs, and that these had developed into the adults found in the package. Insetos praga de produtos e subprodutos armazenados têm se alimentado de novos itens. O objetivo é relatar o besouro-do-fumo, Lasioderma serricorne F. (Coleoptera: Anobiidae) se alimentando e reproduzindo em camomila, Matricaria recutita L. (Asteraceae) armazenada no Brasil. Um pacote intacto (10 cm de largura × 15 cm de comprimento) de M. recutita, infestado por L. serricorne, foi comprado em um supermercado em Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brasil. Este inseto se alimentou das partes secas (inflorescências e hastes) dessa planta, o que tornou o produto impróprio para consumo. Lasioderma serricorne se alimentou e reproduziu em M. recutita armazenada em embalagem plástica no Brasil. View this article in BioOne