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Immature
Stages of Scarabaeidae
Detailed information on immature stages of Scarabaeidae is being
acquired. However, Trox suberosus F. is a predator on locust eggs, Schistocera paranensis Burm. in Argentina
which was studied by Hayward (1936).
When conditions are favorable, the grubs destroy almost 100% of the
eggs, and it was suggested that this predator be used for biological
control. However, Denier (1936) could
not get caged individuals to feed on any living stage of the locust, but only
on those that were already dead and partially decomposed. The presence of large numbers of beetles
at the egg beds was attributed to the presence there of many dead locusts. References: Please refer to <biology.ref.htm> [Additional
references may be found at: MELVYL Library] |