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Mass rearing of crop pests with emphasis on stem- and pod-borers*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2011

W. D. Guthrie
W. D. Guthrie
Affiliation:
Research Leader, Corn Insects Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture Science and Education Administration, Agricultural Research, Corn Insects Research Unit, Iowa State University of Science and Technology, Box 45B, RR3, Ankeny, IA 50021, U.S.A.
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Abstract

This paper reviews work on techniques in mass rearing of insect pests, especially stem- and pod-borers. The account covers advances in rearing of insects on native host plants and on artificial diets and possible ways of use of these insects in host plant resistance research.

Keywords

Mass rearingstem-borerspod-borerscrop pestsartificial dietsinsectsnative host plants
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Mini-Review Article
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International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 3 , Issue 2-3 , September 1982 , pp. 89 - 96
Copyright
Copyright © ICIPE 1982

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