FOOD PREFERENCE OF TRIBOLIUM CONFUSLIM (DUVAL) (COLEOPTERA : TENEBRIONIDAE) UNDER LABORATORY CONDITIONS

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agricultural, Omar El-Mokhtar University, Lybia

2 Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt

Abstract

This study was carried out in Laboratory of Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agricultural, Omar El-Mokhtar University. It was found that rtibollum confusum preferred date palm than rice or rice flour also, it preferred date palm classifies (Seeidy Gallo) than Degla and 8acrary classifies. The results show that the insect preferred the external part of date palm fruit than the internal part (internal tissue and seed of date palm fruit), also, it preferred date palm fruit which containing more relative humidity than the less relative humidity.