The internal microbial flora of the elm bark beetle, Scolytus scolytus, at all stages of its development |
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Authors: | HD Burges John Frederick Grove M Pople |
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Institution: | Glasshouse Crops Research Institute, Littlehampton, Sussex, BN16 3PU, England;Agricultural Research Council, Unit of Invertebrate Chemistry and Physiology, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QJ, Sussex, England |
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Abstract: | Adult Scolytus scolytus emerged from the pupal stage with sterile guts although microorganisms were present within the pupal body. Gut sterility was maintained in a large proportion of newly formed adults while they were boring out of an elm log. The adult gut microbial flora is mainly acquired during subsequent feeding. Differences were found between the microbial gut flora of both larvae and adult S. scolytus, and of both male and female beetles. |
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Keywords: | Elm bark beetle insect gut flora aggregation pheromone |
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