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A laboratory method for mass rearing the orange wheat blossom midge, Sitodiplosis mosellana (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)

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Chaminda De Silva Weeraddana Open the ORCID record for Chaminda De Silva Weeraddana [Opens in a new window] ,
Ian Wise ,
Robert J. Lamb ,
Sheila Wolfe ,
Tyler Wist Open the ORCID record for Tyler Wist [Opens in a new window] ,
Curt A. McCartney Open the ORCID record for Curt A. McCartney [Opens in a new window] ,
Marjorie A.H. Smith  and
Alejandro C. Costamagna Open the ORCID record for Alejandro C. Costamagna [Opens in a new window]
Chaminda De Silva Weeraddana*
Affiliation:
University of Manitoba, Department of Entomology, 216 Animal Science/Entomology Bldg, 12 Dafoe Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Canada
Ian Wise
Affiliation:
University of Manitoba, Department of Entomology, 216 Animal Science/Entomology Bldg, 12 Dafoe Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Canada
Robert J. Lamb
Affiliation:
University of Manitoba, Department of Entomology, 216 Animal Science/Entomology Bldg, 12 Dafoe Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Canada
Sheila Wolfe
Affiliation:
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Morden Research and Development Centre, 101 Route 100, Morden, Manitoba, R6M 1Y5, Canada
Tyler Wist
Affiliation:
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saskatoon Research and Development Centre, 107 Science Place, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 0X2, Canada
Curt A. McCartney
Affiliation:
University of Manitoba, Department of Plant Science, 222 Agriculture Building, 66 Dafoe Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Canada
Marjorie A.H. Smith
Affiliation:
University of Manitoba, Department of Entomology, 216 Animal Science/Entomology Bldg, 12 Dafoe Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Canada
Alejandro C. Costamagna
Affiliation:
University of Manitoba, Department of Entomology, 216 Animal Science/Entomology Bldg, 12 Dafoe Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Canada
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*Corresponding author. Email: chaminda.weeraddana@umanitoba.ca
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Abstract

Orange wheat blossom midge, Sitodiplosis mosellana (Géhin) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), has been successfully reared in the laboratory for more than 20 years in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The rearing method has been developed to the point where it efficiently produces large numbers of wheat midge continuously under laboratory conditions for use in experiments on wheat midge biology and for screening wheat lines for crop resistance. Adult survival was extended by providing high humidity, and oviposition was increased by simulating natural dawn and dusk conditions and by supplying preflowering spring wheat to adults. Preventing desiccation of the wheat midge larvae in the wheat spikes before overwintering in soil and providing optimal cold conditions for a long enough period to break larval diapause enabled successful adult emergence. We provide data to facilitate the coordination of timing of wheat midge emergence from diapause with the wheat susceptible period. The method can be readily scaled up for screening many lines for resistance or scaled down for small experiments. Here, we report details of the rearing method so that others can implement it for research on the management of this internationally important pest.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 153 , Issue 6 , December 2021 , pp. 828 - 836
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© The Author(s) and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Entomological Society of Canada

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