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A Method for Controlled Breeding of Cotton Stainers, Dysdercus spp. (Pyrrhocoridae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

Q. A. Geering
Q. A. Geering
Affiliation:
Empire Cotton Growing Corporation, Cotton Research Station, Uganda*.
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A description is given of the method used for the large-scale breeding of cotton stainers (Dysdercus spp.) at the Cotton Research Station in Uganda. The method entails the use of a standard cage unit, consisting of a shallow tin cylinder with detachable cloth top and bottom. The advantages of this type of unit are outlined, with particular reference to control of disease and to the other hazards of large-scale breeding.

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Original Articles
Information
Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 46 , Issue 4 , January 1956 , pp. 743 - 746
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1956

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References

MacGill, E. I. (1935). On the biology of Dysdercus howardi, Ballou (Hem.). — Bull. ent. Res. 26, pp. 155–162.CrossRefGoogle Scholar