A simple artificial diet for mass rearing of some noctuid species.
Author of the article:CHEN Qi-Jin,LI Guang-Hong,PANG Yi
Author's Workplace:(Institute of Entomologyand State Key Laboratory for Biocontrol,Zhongshan University,Guangzhou510275,China).
Key Words:artificial diet;noctuid moths;rearing
Abstract:A simple artificial diet had been developed.The medium was composed of soybean power,brewer's yeast,wheat bran power,ascorbic acid,methyl p-hydroxybenzoate,sorbicacid,agar,cholesterol and water.The medium could satisfactorily support the development of la