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Data from: Distance-based decision-making in oviposition by Tribolium castaneum Herbst (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) on low- and no-gluten flours

Red flour beetles have been known to readily infest wheat flour but their likelihood to choose other types of flours is unknown. Red flour beetles will lay eggs in many types of flours but their choice to infest low- and no-gluten flours remains to be tested. Here we test a panel of 14 different commercially available flours in three different choice assays. We find that the beetles lay similar amounts of eggs in buckwheat, teff, millet, rice, and rye flours but that they show significant declines in preference for sorghum, potato, quinoa, cassava, oat, amaranth, garbanzo, spelt, and corn flours. By using three different assays - a wind tunnel, a large arena, and a small arena - we can further parse out differences in whether volatiles or texture of the flour may play a bigger role in choosing these flours to lay their eggs. The number of eggs laid in each of these 14 flours, plus a wheat control, is reported for both the large and small arenas and preference or movement toward the flour source is reported for a wind tunnel assay.

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Modified
2023-01-30
Release Date
2022-12-16
Identifier
02a4175c-8694-414e-b0dd-d7c3ee307212
Spatial / Geographical Coverage Area
POLYGON ((-97.20703125 38.514862794482, -97.20703125 40.347590756727, -93.955078125 40.347590756727, -93.955078125 38.514862794482))
Publisher
Ag Data Commons
Spatial / Geographical Coverage Location
Kansas
Temporal Coverage
June 6, 2022 to December 9, 2022
License
Contact Name
Gerken, Alison
Contact Email
Public Access Level
Public
Program Code
005:040 - Department of Agriculture - National Research
Bureau Code
005:18 - Agricultural Research Service