EFFECTIVE TRAP FOR BLACK BEETLE (COLEOPTERA, TENEBRIONIDAE) AND OTHER INSECTS THAT CAUSE DAMAGE TO POULTRY
Journal: Biological Systems Theory and Innovation
Year: 2022

Darkling beetles Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer, 1796) and A. laevigatus (Fabricius, 1781) (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) are the main pests of young chicks in poultry industry. A. diaperinus had already been recorded causing damage to the poultry industry in Crimea. Its larvae and adults attack chicks in the mass. Significant cannibalism is recorded for A. laevigatus in laboratory conditions. We suppose that complex of harmful insects in poultries will include species Ulomoides dermestoides (Chevr