Temperature affects lesser mealworm populations in turkey brooder houses

The lesser mealworm beetle is a serious pest in turkey brooder houses. It tunnels into the building walls and insulation, and serves as a vector of poultry diseases and an intermediate host of parasites. This research showed that population growth is encouraged by certain...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: John C. Voris, Jeffery Meyer, Ralph Pfost, Rornney Woodbury
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources 1994-03-01
Series:California Agriculture
Online Access:http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v048n02p18