Oviposition and Fecundity of Boll Weevils in Mass-Rearing Laboratory Cultures12
- 31 January 1966
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Economic Entomology
- Vol. 59 (1) , 173-176
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/59.1.173
Abstract
By using new techniques and complete mechanization to mass produce eggs of the boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis Boheman, more than 1 million eggs per week were obtained at a cost of less than 10 cents per thousand. Of 9 diets tested, 2 containing soybean protein were most satisfactory. Diets, formulated into pellets that also served as oviposition sites, were placed in wire baskets, raised 3/16 inch above a screen-bottomed rearing cage designed with solid top and sides so that all light came from below the cage.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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