A method for artificially rearing to the cotton leafworm Prodenia litura Fabricius.
Author of the article:ZHU Li-Mei,NiYu-Ping,CAO Xiao-Yu,HUANG Chun-Xia,CUI Qin
Author's Workplace:(Jiangsu Brance of National R & D South Center, Nanjing210036,China)
Key Words:Prodenia litura; artificial rearing method; artificial diet
Abstract:A method for rearing the cotton leafworm was introduced.We have reared the cotton leafworm successively for 7 generations using this method.The average pupal weight was 406mg,the pupation rate and eclosion rate were all above 90%.