Rearing beneficial insects for biological control purposes in resource poor areas of africa

Conlong, Des E.; Mugoya, Charles

doi:10.1007/bf02765803

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“…Accurate information regarding the life history traits of the target has the potential to generate a better understanding of the factors governing pest population development. Such information is also important for a chemical-based control program (Van Rijn et al 1995) and for a large-scale production of high quality laboratoryreared insects for biological control purposes (Conlong & Mugoya 1996). Clearly, rearing insects on a suitable host plant is central to these issues (Zalucki et al 1986).…”

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Determination of suitable host plant for rearing of <i>Coccus hesperidum</i> (Homoptera: Coccidae)

Aliakbarpour¹,

Salmah²,

Salehi³

2019

Entomol. Fennica

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Brown soft scale, Coccus hesperidum Linnaues (Homoptera: Coccidae) is an economically important pest on wide range of horticultural and agricultural crops. A study was carried out to determine the suitability of three host plants, black nightshade (Solanum nigrum), mandarin (Citrus reticulata) and cotton (Gossypium barbadense), for mass rearing of C. hesperidum under laboratory conditions of 25±2 °C, 65±5% RH and photoperiod of 14D:10L. C. hesperidum was able to develop and reproduce on all three host plants. However, according to developmental period, longevity and fecundity, mandarin was the best among the three host plants.

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