Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Hyderabad-500 030, Andhra Pradesh, (India).
Studies on feeding response of cigarette beetle, Lasioderma serricorne Fab. on different types and varieties of tobacco indicated that the oriental tobacco and flue cured Virginia tobacco were highly susceptible to the beetle, whereas the other types viz., cheroot, chewing, Kentucky fire cured and burley tobaccos were least-preferred by the pest. Among the different types, oriental tobacco gave the highest values for adults (83.33%) emergence, growth index (4.12), quick developmental period (20.23 days) and highest quantity of food (1.78 g) consumed by the number of grubs to become adults.
