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Rearing Mamestra brassicae (L.) on semi-synthetic diets

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

W. A. L. David  and
B. O. C. Gardiner
W. A. L. David
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Council, Unit of Insect Physiology, 34a Storey's Way, Cambridge
B. O. C. Gardiner
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Council, Unit of Insect Physiology, 34a Storey's Way, Cambridge
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A diet previously described for rearing Pieris brassicae (L.) was found to be very successful for rearing Mamestra brassicae (L.). Less than 5 per cent. of the pupae that formed entered diapause. The larvae can be much more quickly counted, examined and looked after when kept on the diet than when kept on cabbage leaves.

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Research Paper
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 57 , Issue 1 , November 1966 , pp. 137 - 142
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1966

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