Further Studies on the Habits of the Adult of Apriona germari(Coleoptera:Cerambycidae)
- Received Date: 1999-01-08
- Available Online: 2012-03-17
Abstract: The activity of adult Apriona germari included two stages:the feeding stage which was on the twigs of the host tree in the day time and the reproduction stage in the night time.An adult female could lay 23~234 eggs,130.3 eggs in average during its life,about 1.6 eggs per day.After the females had mated,they still could lay 9~176 inseminated eggs,89.7 eggs in average continuously without mating again.The adults (about 49.4% of the total)liked to feed on twigs towards northwest and 75% of the adults could be found on the twigs 1.1~2.0 m above the ground.