Effect of diets on abundance of yeastlike symbionts and development of the cigarette beetle, Lasioderma serricorne.
Author of the article:XUE Bao-Yan1,2,CHENG Xin-Sheng1,WEI Chong-Sheng1,CHEN Shu-Ren2,ZHOU Zheng2
Author's Workplace:(1.Research Center of Tobacco and Health of USTC, Hefei 230052, Anhui, China 2.Department of Plant Protection of Anhui Agriculture University, Hefei 230036, Anhui, China)
Key Words:Lasioderma serricorne(Fabricius); yeastlike symbionts; growth and development
Abstract:Yeast-like symbionts (YLS) that are biologically important for digestion and detoxification of insects were found in the alimentary canal of the cigarette beetle, Lasioderma serricorne (Fabricius).We investigated the influence of diets on the abu