Diurnal and seasonal occurrence, feeding habits and mating behavior of Maladera matrida adults in Israel

Alla M. Gol’Berg; Shoshana Yathom; Ahuva ALmogi-Labin; G. Fridland-Wunder

doi:10.1007/BF02979515

Diurnal and seasonal occurrence, feeding habits and mating behavior of Maladera matrida adults in Israel

Alla M. Gol’Berg, Shoshana Yathom, Ahuva ALmogi-Labin, G. Fridland-Wunder

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Abstract

Adult populations of Maladera matrida Argaman (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), a beetle highly injurious to agricultural crops, were studied in the coastal plain of Israel from 1985 to 1988. There were two generations annually. Adults emerged in March, April or May and disappeared in October or November. The beetles are on the wing, mate, and feed at twilight and in the dark. Feeding and mating behavior, sex ratio, and preferred food plants were studied.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	81-89
Number of pages	9
Journal	Phytoparasitica
Volume	17
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02979515
State	Published - Jun 1989
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Coleoptera
Maladera matrida
Scarabaeidae
diurnal occurrence
feeding behavior
host plants
mating behavior
seasonal occurrence
sex ratio

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