Emergence data and artificial rearing media for an aspen bark beetle, Trypophloeus populi (Coleoptera: Scolytidae)

Authors

D.A. Stewart
G.M. Booth
J.L. Petty

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Great Basin Naturalist

Volume

39

Issue

2

First Page

129

Last Page

132

Publication Date

1979

Abstract

The aspen bark beetle, Trypophloeus populi Hopkins, was studied in nature to determine the number of larvae emerging from galleries. Fifty-five percent of the larvae in aspen galleries in the field developed into adults. An artificial rearing medium for third instar larvae of the beetles was also developed from aspen bark sawdust and nutrient agar. The optimum medium contained a ratio of 1:2 parts of agar to sawdust which gave 70 percent emergence of the beetles and less than 10 percent of adult mortality over the 36 days following emergence.

Recommended Citation

Stewart, David A.; Booth, Gary M.; and Petty, Jerold L. (1979) "Emergence data and artificial rearing media for an aspen bark beetle, Trypophloeus populi (Coleoptera: Scolytidae)," Great Basin Naturalist: Vol. 39: No. 2, Article 3.