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The cigarette beetle Lasioderma serricorne (F.) (Coleoptera: Anobiidae): a serious herbarium pest

E. Retief
Bothalia | Vol 18, No 1 | a989 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/abc.v18i1.989 | © 1988 E. Retief | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 21 October 1988 | Published: 23 October 1988

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E. Retief, Botanical Research Institute, Department of Agriculture and Water Supply, South Africa

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Abstract

The herbarium pest Lasioderme serricorne (F.) is described and illustrated, and aspects of its life cycle and eradication are discussed.

Keywords

cigarette beetle; curation; herbarium pests; herbarium specimens; <i>Lasioderma serricorne</i>

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