Cigarette Beetles (Lasioderma Serricorne) Occurring in Plantago Seed

VernacularTitle:車前子に発生したタバコシバンムシ
Author: Hiromi YANO ¹ ; Toshinobu MAKI ¹ ; Yusuke GOTO ¹ ; Ryo YOSHINAGA ¹ ; Hiroki INOUE ¹ ; Masaki KUBOTA ² ; Eiichi TAHARA ¹
Author Information

1. Department of Japanese Oriental (Kampo) Medicine, Oriental Medical Center, Iizuka Hospital
2. Ropponmatsu Kampo and Internal Clinic
Keywords: cigarette beetle (Lasioderma serricorne); hard closed container; refrigerator; education of crude drug storage for patients
From:Kampo Medicine 2021;72(3):307-312
CountryJapan
Language:Japanese
Abstract: In the pharmaceutical department of Iizuka Hospital, larvae of the cigarette beetle (Lasioderma serricorne) were found in Plantago seed for the first time since the Department of Japanese Kampo Medicine started in 1992. The larvae grew into pupae and then adults. The plastic-packaged Plantago seed was left for about 3 months, during which several larvae and adult cigarette beetles appeared. Cigarette beetles are very common insects in summer and it is important that we store crude drugs in hard closed containers in our refrigerators. The larvae can bite strongly and puncture plastic packaging, however they cannot live under 15 ℃. Education of crude drug storage for patients is very important.