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An Improved Procedure for Laboratory Rearing of the Corn Earworm, Heliothis Zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

  • Waldbauer G
  • Cohen R
  • Friedman S
The Great Lakes Entomologist (2017) 17(2)
DOI: 10.22543/0090-0222.1502
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Abstract

An improved method for the laboratory rearing of the corn earworm. Heliothis zea is described. The rearing medium is a modification of the commonly used wheat germ diet. An oviposition chamber, a feeder for adults, and a simple and inexpensive controlled humidity chamber are described.

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Waldbauer, G. P., Cohen, R. W., & Friedman, S. (2017). An Improved Procedure for Laboratory Rearing of the Corn Earworm, Heliothis Zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). The Great Lakes Entomologist, 17(2). https://doi.org/10.22543/0090-0222.1502

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