A chemically defined medium for rearingEpiphyas postvittana(Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
- 1 June 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in New Zealand Journal of Zoology
- Vol. 1 (2) , 241-243
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03014223.1974.9517833
Abstract
Three successive generations of the light brown apple moth, Epiphyas postvittana (Walker), were reared axenically on a chemically defined medium formulated from 18 amino acids, a salt mixture, 2 sugars, 11 vitamins, safflower oil, cholesterol, RNA, cellulose powder, and agar. The average generation cycle of about 49 days (at 25 ± l°c, 50–60% R.H., and 12‐h photoperiod) comprised 7 days incubation, 31.5 days larva, 10 days prepupa/pupa, and 2 days adult (pre‐oviposition). The average fecundity was 347 eggs ; 78 % of established larvae reached adulthood ; and the sex ratio was 1.3 ?: 1 ?.Keywords
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- Aseptic rearing ofEpiphyas postvittana(Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) on a meridic dietNew Zealand Journal of Zoology, 1974