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Note on a Method of Artificially Sustaining Larvae of the Wheat Stem Sawfly, Cephus cinctus Nort. (Hymenoptera: Cephidae)1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

R. Kasting  and
A. J. McGinnis
R. Kasting
Affiliation:
Science Service Laboratory, Lethbridge, Alberta
A. J. McGinnis
Affiliation:
Science Service Laboratory, Lethbridge, Alberta
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The larva of the wheat stem sawfly, Cephus cinctus Nort. feeds entirely within a single host stem and is structurally adapted to this environment (Holmes 1954). Consequently an artificial rearing technique should provide a nutritionally adequate diet in a physical environment which will satisfy the structural needs of the insect. This note describes attempts to rear larvae of the wheat stem sawfly under artificial conditions.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 90 , Issue 1 , January 1958 , pp. 63 - 64
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1958

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References

Holmes, N. D. 1954. Food relations of the wheat stem sawfly, Cephus cinctus Nort. (Hymenoptera: Cephidae). Can. Entomologist 86: 159–167.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
McGinnis, A. J., Newburgh, R. W., and Cheldelin, V. H.. 1956. Nutritional studies on the blowfly, Phormia regina (Meig.). J. Nutrition 58: 309–324.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed