Life history and mating behavior of a black-bodied strain of the cigarette beetle <Emphasis Type="Italic">Lasioderma serricorne</Emphasis> (Coleoptera: Anobiidae) |
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Authors: | Yusuke Omae Taro Fuchikawa Satoshi Nakayama Kensuke Okada Takahisa Miyatake Rikiya Sasaki Kazutaka Shinoda |
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Institution: | 1.Faculty of Agriculture,Okayama University,Okayama,Japan;2.Graduate School of Environmental Science,Okayama University,Okayama,Japan;3.Fuji Flavor Co., Ltd,Hamura,Japan |
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Abstract: | Adults of the cigarette beetle, Lasioderma serricorne (Fabricius), usually have brownish–red bodies. In this study, we selected for black body color and established a black body
strain as a genetic marker. Subsequently, we conducted experimental crosses and discovered that the black body color was characterized
by recessive inheritance. Moreover, we observed no difference between the mating behavior and life history of the black strain
and normal beetles. On the basis of these results, our black strain could be a mutant in which only adult body color is genetically
changed. Thus, our strain is thought to be a useful genetic marker to improve pest control methods for L. serricorne. |
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