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Seasonal abundance of sap beetles (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) in date plantations in Israel

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Seasonal abundance of nitidulid beetles infesting date plantations in Israel was studied through captures of adults in traps.Carpophilus mutilatus andC. hemipterus were found throughout autumn, winter and spring; in the summer their populations declined considerably.Urophorus humeralis predominated during the summer whileHaptoncus luteolus was most abundant during late summer and autumn. Damage to ripening fruit by sap beetles is apparently inflicted mainly byH. luteolus andU. humeralis.

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  1. Dept. of Entomology, ARO, The Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel

    M. Kehat & D. Blumberg

  2. Dept. of Entomology, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Wooster, OH, U.S.A.

    R. N. Williams

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Kehat, M., Blumberg, D. & Williams, R.N. Seasonal abundance of sap beetles (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) in date plantations in Israel. Phytoparasitica 11, 109–112 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02980718

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