A Rearing Technique for the Colonization of Chironomid Midges12

1 March 1965

journal article
research article
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Vol. 58 (2) , 135-136
https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/58.2.135

Abstract

A satisfactory technique for colonization of chironomids, (Chironomus sp. #51, C. monochronomus van der Wulp, C. fulvipilus Rempel, Pentaneura pilosella Loew, Tanypus grodhausi Sublette, Micropsectra nigripilus Johannsen) has been developed. Plastic rearing units are aerated and larvae are fed Dog Kisses ® (Hartz Mountain Products Corp.). Temperature has a major influence on the developmental rate.

Keywords

REARING TECHNIQUE
TECHNIQUE FOR THE COLONIZATION
COLONIZATION OF CHIRONOMID MIDGES