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A Method of Rearing the Pale Western Cutworm, Agrotis orthogonia Morr. (Lepidoptera: Phalaenidae), in the Laboratory1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

L. A. Jacobson  and
P. E. Blareley
L. A. Jacobson
Affiliation:
Field Crop Insect Section, Science Service Laboratory, Lethbridge, Alberta
P. E. Blareley
Affiliation:
Field Crop Insect Section, Science Service Laboratory, Lethbridge, Alberta
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Methods of rearing various stages of the pale western cutworm, Agrotis orthogonia Morr., in the laboratory have been described (Hocking, 1952; Jacobson, 1952; King and Atkinson, 1927; Lindsay. 1954; Parker et al, 1921; Seamans and McMillan, 1935). From these a very satisfactory method has been evolved at the Lethbridge laboratory that this insect to be reared for several generations, providing a source of experimental material at any stage of development. The rearing may be done very satisfactorily a t room temperature but, if desired, the method is adaptable to rearing at various conditions of constant temperature and relative humidity.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 89 , Issue 2 , February 1957 , pp. 87 - 89
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1957

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