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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Novel use of a micro-computed tomography scanner to trace larvae of wood boring insects |
Author: | Jennings, J. Austin, A. |
Citation: | Austral Entomology, 2011; 50(2):160-163 |
Publisher: | Blackwell Science Asia |
Issue Date: | 2011 |
ISSN: | 1326-6756 1440-6055 |
Statement of Responsibility: | John T. Jennings and Andrew D. Austin |
Abstract: | <jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Tracing the tunnels of wood boring larvae in wood or other plant material is generally a difficult and destructive process. Here we present a novel non‐destructive method using an <jats:italic>in vivo</jats:italic> micro‐CT scanner to obtain tomograms of small tunnels. The tunnels were formed by larval xiphydriid woodwasps in the branches of the Tasmanian tree <jats:italic>Anodopetalum biglandulosum</jats:italic> (Cunoniaceae) and show that, as the larvae develop, the tunnels become progressively larger until pupation occurs just below the surface of the bark. The adult then chews its way through the remaining wood and bark before emerging. This non‐destructive method is discussed more broadly in regard to its application for tracing the tunnels of wood boring insects, for detecting insects in grain and other plant material for quarantine purposes, and for tracking the tunnelling behaviour and development of live insects in wood.</jats:p> |
Keywords: | Hymenoptera woodwasp Xiphydriidae |
Description: | Article first published online: 20 DEC 2010 |
Rights: | © 2010 The Authors. Journal compilation © 2010 Australian Entomological Society |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1440-6055.2010.00792.x |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-6055.2010.00792.x |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 5 Earth and Environmental Sciences publications Environment Institute Leaders publications Environment Institute publications |
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