Observations of seed penetration action by the date stone beetle Coccotrypes dactyliperda (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae)
نویسندگان
1 Institute for Land, Water and Society; Charles Sturt University; PO Box 789; Albury NSW 2640, Australia.
doi
10.52547/jibs.7.2.205چکیده
Date stone beetles (Coccotrypes dactyliperda Fabricius, 1801) tunnel into palm seeds to establish brood galleries with their larvae consuming the seed’s albumen. Based on behavioural observations this paper describes the biomechanical parameters that govern the initial excavation of the tunnels and the establishment of the brood galleries.
