Notes on Rearing a Pupal Endoparasite, Pimpla turionellae (L.) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), on Unnatural Food
- 1 October 1957
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Canadian Entomologist
- Vol. 89 (10) , 483
- https://doi.org/10.4039/ent89483-10
Abstract
Eggs of the ichneumonid endoparasite Pimpla turionellae (L.) were observed by Bronskill to develop and hatch in physiological saline solution. This raised the question whether the larvae could be reared on unnatural food. Early attempts (Simmonds, 1944) to rear ichneumonid ectoparasites on nutritive gelatin slopes and raw beef were unsuccessful. Heuristic attempts at Belleville have succeeded in raising a small number on such a food.Keywords
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- The Propagation of insect Parasites on unnatural HostsBulletin of Entomological Research, 1945