28623
Accession Number
28615
Title Of Article Chaper
The Attraction of Stains to Three Species of Fabric Pests
Title Of Journal Book
Journal of Economic Entomology
Volume
52
Issue
3
Pages
382-385
Collation
4 p. : ill.
Reference Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
Large and small webbing clothes moth larvae, Tineola bisselliella (Hum.), are attracted to wool stained with human urine, human sweat, tomato juice, milk, beer, black coffee, and beef gravy. Small larvae of the furniture carpet beetle, Anthrenus flavipes Lec., also feed on such stains. Small larvae of the black carpet beetle, Attagenus piceus (Oliv.), are less attracted. Large larve of the black carpet beetle show no preference for the stained areas. The large larvae of the furniture carpet beetle are attracted to beer and tomato juice stains, and show an occasional preference for other stains. Wool stained with butter, tea, cola soft drink, and a 5per thousand sugar solution does not attract any of the larvae. Tests under starvation conditions showed that the larvae of the furniture carpet beelte fed on stained nylon and Dacron. The larvae of the black carpet beetle fed on nylon stained with human sweat. Stained Orlon and Dynel were not fed upon by any of the larvae of the three species.
Keywords
stain;fabric;pest
pub_id
28623