TY - CONF A1 - Plarre, Rüdiger A1 - Busweiler, Sabine A1 - Haustein, V A1 - von Laar, C. A1 - Haustein, T ED - Bueno-Mari, R ED - Montalvo, T ED - Robinson, W H T1 - Korynetes caeruleus (coleoptera: cleridae) for biological control of anobium punctatum (coleoptera, ptinidae) N2 - Larvae and adults of Korynetes caeruleus (de Geer 1775) (Coleoptera: Cleridae) were collected from old churches and reared in the laboratory on Anobium punctatum (de Geer 1774) (Coleoptera, Ptinidea, formerly Anobiidae). Breeding success of K. caeruleus was low, but basic parameters of this species’ developmental cycle were identified. At 21 °C and 75 % relative humidity and a four-month cold period at 4 °C, the development of K. caeruleus from egg to adult appearance lasted 2 years. The pupal stage may be reached and completed after one and a half years. Feeding on larvae of A. punctatum by larvae of K. caeruleus was observed and consisted of a combination of sucking haemolymph and consuming body parts. The sickle-like mandibles of larvae of K. caeruleus penetrate the cuticle of prey larvae followed by pumping and sucking body movements. Adult beetles of A. punctatum were not attacked by K. caeruleus larvae. Feeding behavior of adult K. caeruleus was not investigated. T2 - 10th International Conference on Urban Pests CY - Barcelona, Spain DA - 26.06.2022 KW - Cultural heritage KW - Biological pest control KW - Life history data KW - Wood protection PY - 2022 SN - 978-84-09-41424-6 SP - 34 EP - 44 AN - OPUS4-55170 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -