Velvetbean Caterpillar: A Rearing Procedure and Artificial Medium123

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Abstract

Rearing procedures and a semisynthetic diet are Presented for culturing Anticarsia gemmatalis Hübner. Insects reared on the prepared diet were comparable to those reared on soybean leaves except for a slight increase in generation time and larval mortality.

Topics & Keywords

Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Hemiptera Insect Studies Insect Resistance and Genetics

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hunger

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Economic Entomology

Volume 69, Issue 4, pp. 487-488

DOI: 10.1093/jee/69.4.487

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