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A Method of Rearing Larvae of the Wheat Stem Sawfly Cephus cinctus Nort. (Hymenoptera: Cephidae), Under Artificial Conditions1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

A. J. McGinnis
Affiliation:
Canada Agriculture Research Station, Lethbridge, Alberta
R. Kasting
Affiliation:
Canada Agriculture Research Station, Lethbridge, Alberta

Extract

Larvae of the wheat stem sawfly, Cephus cinctus Nort., can be maintained in drinking straws (Kasting and McGinnis, 1958). It is difficult to care for many larvae at one time, however, because the straws are inconvenient to prepare and handle. Also, the larvae are difficult to locate in the straws, and often they are injured during transfer. This report describes a more suitable container in which to rear the larvae.

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Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1962

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References

Kasting, R., and McGinnis, A. J.. 1958. Note on a method of artificially sustaining larvae of the wheat stem sawfly, Cephus cinctus Nort. (Hymenoptera: Cephidae). Can. Ent. 90: 6364.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
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