Clover Cutworm, Scotogramma trifolii1: a Semidefined Larval Diet and Colony Maintenance
- 15 September 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Annals of the Entomological Society of America
- Vol. 72 (5) , 667-668
- https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/72.5.667
Abstract
A semidefined larval diet and rearing procedures for the clover cutworm, Scotogramma trifolii (Hufnagel) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), are described. Development time from egg to pupa for larvae reared on the diet was ca. 22 days. In a sample of 29 adult females, mean life span and fecundity were 14 days and 694 eggs, respectively. Using the procedures described, a colony of S. trifolii has been maintained in the laboratory for over 2 yr and has completed more than 16 successive generations.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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