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First record of an indoor pest sawtoothed grain beetle Oryzaephilus surinamensis (Coleoptera: Silvanidae) from wild outdoor wood ant nest
Authors: Sorvari J, Harkonen SK, Vesterinen EJ
Publisher: ENTOMOLOGICA FENNICA
Publication year: 2012
Journal: Entomologica Fennica
Journal name in source: ENTOMOLOGICA FENNICA
Journal acronym: ENTOMOL FENNICA
Number in series: 2
Volume: 23
Issue: 2
First page : 69
Last page: 71
Number of pages: 3
ISSN: 0785-8760
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33338/ef.6777
Web address : http://ojs.tsv.fi/index.php/entomolfennica/article/view/6777/5497
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/3854826
Alive individual adult sawtoothed grain beetle Oryzaephilus surinamensis (Linnaeus, 1758) was discovered inside a nest mound of the red wood ant Formica rufa Linnaeus, 1758 during a survey of myrmecophilous invertebrates. The sawtoothed grain beetle is a widespread indoor pest that has not previously been found in an ant nest. It is one of the most common pests in stored grain and cereal products, but the natural life-style of the species is not known. As the site of discovery was exceptional, we verified the species identification using the DNA barcode. If the sawtoothed grain beetle can live in mounds of red wood ants, the mounds may become widespread source habitats for the future infestations of this serious stored product pest.
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