Progress in the artificial rearing of the leaf-folder, Cnaphalocrocis medinalis
Author of the article:XU Hong-Xing;QIAN Jia-Ning;WANG Guo-Rong;Lü Zhong-Xian;YANG Ya-Jun
Author's Workplace:State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Institute of Plant Protection and Microbiology, Zhejiang Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China; Xiaoshan Agricutural Technology Extension Center, Hangzhou 311202, China
Key Words:Cnaphalocrocis medinalis; artificial rearing; rearing method
Abstract:
The rice leaffolder (RLF), Cnaphalocrocis
medinalis, is an important insect pest in paddy fields that caused serious
damage to rice crops in China in 2007. The ability to rear RLF in captivity
facilitates research on this species. A variety of foods have been used to rear
RLF, including natural food, artificial diets and natural food + an artificial
diet. In addition, temperature, humidity, density and the medium provided for
pupation and oviposition, can affect the development of RLF. This paper reviews
different RLF rearing methods to identify the optimal conditions for rearing
this species in China.