A new method of rearing the laboratory population of striped flea beetle,Phyllotreta striolata.
Author of the article:LIU Yun,YOU Min-Sheng,HOU You-Ming
Author's Workplace:(Institute of Applied Ecology,Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002,China).
Key Words:Phyllotreta striolata; rearing method; survival rate; fecundity
Abstract:A new method of rearing the laboratory population of striped flea beetle (SFB), Phyllotreta striolata, is introduced. The SFBs were reared with a whole plant caged in a bottle. Five cruciferous plants were tested in rearing the SFB overwintering g