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A MELANOTIC MUTANT OF THE MOTH MAMESTRA CONFIGURATA (LEPIDOPTERA: NOCTUIDAE)1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Robert P. Bodnaryk
Robert P. Bodnaryk
Affiliation:
Research Station, Agriculture Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba
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The bertha armyworm, Mamestra configurata Wlk., is a periodic pest of rape in western Canada. After a massive outbreak of the species during 1971 and 1972, investigations on the insect were intensified in many laboratories. A technique for rearing the larvae on a semi-defined diet was developed by our Winnipeg-based group and has been used successfully to rear 21 consecutive generations of M. configurata in the laboratory (Bucher and Bracken 1976). Our current culture originated from a few pupae field-collected in Alberta and has been carried through 21 generations without addition of new stock.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 109 , Issue 3 , March 1977 , pp. 479 - 480
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1977

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References

Bucher, G.E. and Bracken, G.K.. 1976. The bertha armyworm, Mamestra configurata (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Artificial diet and rearing technique. Can. Ent. 108: 1327–1338.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
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