Artificial diets for the rice stem borer, Chilo suppressalis.
Author of the article:LIU Hui-Min,LI Shan-Hong,WANG Man-Qun,WANG Xue-Feng,ZHANG Guo-An
Author's Workplace:(College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China)
Key Words:the rice stem borer; artificial diet; continuously rearing
Abstract:Different instar larvae of the rice stem borer were continuously reared on 3 kinds of artificial diets and one natural diet (fresh rice stem) in the condition of temperature 29±1℃ and RH 80%~90%. The results indicated that the survival of instar larvae