Amphicerus bicaudatus

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Amphicerus bicaudatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Family: Bostrichidae
Genus: Amphicerus
Species:
A. bicaudatus
Binomial name
Amphicerus bicaudatus
(Say, 1824)
Synonyms [1]
  • Apate bicaudatus Say, 1824

Amphicerus bicaudatus, known generally as the apple twig borer or grape cane borer, is a species of horned powder-post beetle in the family Bostrichidae. [1] [2] It is a pest of cultivated orchard trees as well as grapes and other tree species. [3]

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Description

Adults are long and cylindrical, about 6 to 13 millimeters long. Color can range from reddish brown to black. Larvae are white with a brown head and mandibles, about 10 millimeters long. [3]

Population dynamics

Allen et al., 1991 finds some periodicity and some chaos in its population dynamics while Allen et al., 1993 finds only periodicity and quasiperiodicity. [4] Both examine the interaction of beetle, insecticide, cane removal, and the grapevine host. [4] The 1991 model shows some chaotic solutions while 1993 never does. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Amphicerus bicaudatus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. 1 2 "Apple Twig Borer - Oklahoma State University". extension.okstate.edu. 2021-04-07. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  3. 1 2 3 This book... Kulenovic, Mustafa; Ladas, G. (2001). Dynamics of Second Order Rational Difference Equations. Chapman and Hall/CRC Press. doi:10.1201/9781420035384. ISBN   978-0-429-12278-1.: 128  ...cites these two studies: Allen, Linda; Strauss, Monty; Thorvilson, Harlan; Lipe, William (1991). "A preliminary mathematical model of the apple twig borer (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) and grapes on the Texas high plains". Ecological Modelling . 58 (1–4). Amsterdam: Elsevier Science Publishers B.V.: 369–382. Bibcode:1991EcMod..58..369A. doi:10.1016/0304-3800(91)90046-4. ISSN   0304-3800. LCCN   sf89091049. OCLC   780565190. S2CID   85329443. International Society of Ecological Modelling (ISEM).Allen, L.; Hannigan, M.; Straus, M. (1993). "Mathematical analysis of a model for a plant-herbivore system". Bulletin of Mathematical Biology . 55 (4). Pergamon Press Ltd: 847–864. doi:10.1016/s0092-8240(05)80192-2 (inactive 11 July 2025). ISSN   0092-8240.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of July 2025 (link)

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