Some Shortcuts in Laboratory Rearing of Boll Weevils1
- 1 April 1961
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Economic Entomology
- Vol. 54 (2) , 395-396
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/54.2.395
Abstract
A method of reducing the time required for laboratory rearing of the boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis, is presented. Egg extraction from cotton squares is accomplished by grinding squares in a blender and separating eggs by means of screens and salt flotation. A description is given of simple mechanical rollers for removing the leaf bracts from the squares prior to placing them in the oviposition cage.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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