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Capture necrophilous beetles in your garden: grow a Dracunculus
Author(s):
Bensusan, Keith; Perez, Charles; Guillem, Rhian
Title:
Capture necrophilous beetles in your garden: grow a Dracunculus
Journal Title:
Boletín Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa
Volume:
45
Page(s):
537−538
Date:
2009
Keywords:
Dermestes frischii
Dermestes undulatus
pollination
Dracunculus
Gibraltar
food source
Abstract:
Dermestes frischii
and
Dermestes undulatus
were found captured within the flower of
Dracunculus vulgaris
in Gibraltar.
D. frischii
has been found previously in Gibraltar on dead birds (
Larus michahellis
), mammals (
Capra hircus
and
Macaca sylvanus
) and reptile (
Coluber hippocrepis
).
D. undulatus
has been previously found in Gibraltar on dead birds (
Larus michahellis
) and mammal (
Capra hircus
).
Document Type:
Journal Article
Language:
en
Publisher Place:
Gibraltar
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Not cited in World Catalogue of Dermestidae (J. Hava, 2025)