Propagation of Braconid Parasites of the Pea Aphid123
- 1 December 1967
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Economic Entomology
- Vol. 60 (6) , 1756
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/60.6.1756
Abstract
About 100,000,000 braconid parasites of the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum (Harris), were propagated in portable greenhouses placed over alfalfa in mid-winter. The greenhouses, by acting as hot caps, forced alfalfa growth 4-6 weeks ahead of that in surrounding fields. Parasites propagated from the aphids grown in the greenhouses were released into the surrounding alfalfa fields. Rearing and release techniques and equipment are described.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Mass Propagation of Pea Aphids123Journal of Economic Entomology, 1967