Aggregation of Platypus quercivorus (Murayama) (Coleoptera: Platypodidae) on Oak Logs Bored by Males of the Species
2001
Ueda, Akira | Kobayashi, Masahide
To provide evidence for the aggregation of Platypus quercivorus (Murayama) (Coleoptera: Platypodidae) in association with the mass mortality of oak trees in Japan, we compared the number of beetles attracted to oak logs bored by males with the number of beetles attracted to logs that had not been bored. Large numbers of males and females were attracted to the bored logs, and the total numbers increased as the number of entry holes in the logs increased. This result shows that both male and female beetles aggregate on logs bored by the males. We collected a large number of beetles attracted to living trees bored by the beetles, and the total number of beetles collected increased as the number of entry holes/m² on the tree trunk increased. Beetles also aggregated on living trees bored by the males.
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