title: Biological control agent of larger black flour beetles (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae): a nuisance pest developing in cotton gin trash piles.
abstract: The larger black flour beetles, Cynaeus angustus (LeConte) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), feeds on saprophytic fungi found in gin trash piles and occasionally becomes a nuisance pest in adjacent homes and businesses. The potential of Steinernema carpocapsae 'NY 001,' as a potential control agent of larger black flour beetle under experimental conditions was examined with particular reference to the importance of soil moisture content. Without prospects of insecticides being labeled for control of larger black flour beetle in gin trash, the data presented here support further research into applications of entomopathogenic nematodes underneath gin trash piles as a way to minimize risk of larger black flour beetle populations causing nuisance to nearby homes and businesses.
authors.affiliation: Texas AgriLife Research, 1102 East FM 1294, Lubbock, TX 79403, USA. christian.nansen@uwa.edu.au
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nansen
authors.forename: Bryan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Stokes
authors.forename: Jacob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: James
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Porter
authors.forename: Eilson J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Shields
authors.forename: Terry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wheeler
authors.forename: William G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Meikle
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D061046:Biological Control Agents; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000254:growth & development / Q000469:parasitology*; D004032:Diet; D003368:Gossypium; D007220:Industrial Waste; D011156:Population Density; D017168:Rhabditida / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000502:physiology; D012987:Soil / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D061046:Biological Control Agents; D007220:Industrial Waste; D012987:Soil