A semisynthetic medium for mass rearing the tobacco looper (Plusia argentifera Guen.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

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Cunningham, I.C. (1972) A semisynthetic medium for mass rearing the tobacco looper (Plusia argentifera Guen.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Queensland Journal of Agricultural and Animal Sciences, 29 (4). pp. 269-273.

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Abstract

Plusia argentifera Gn., a major pest of tobacco, was reared in the laboratory in northern Queensland for several years without any apparent loss of fecundity on a semisynthetic diet containing wheat germ, wheat-germ oil, casein, brewer’s yeast, ascorbic acid and traces of several nutritional ingredients.

Item Type:	Article
Corporate Creators:	Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Queensland
Subjects:	Science > Entomology Plant culture > Field crops Plant pests and diseases > Economic entomology
Live Archive:	16 Apr 2024 03:36
Last Modified:	16 Apr 2024 03:36

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