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    Rearing the legume pod borer, Maruca testulalis, Geyer (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on artificial diet

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    Date
    1988
    Author
    Jackai, L.E.N.
    Raulston, J.R.
    Type
    Journal Article
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    Several diets were tested for rearing the legume pod borer, Maruca testulalis (Geyer). After initial selection of a soyflour‐based diet, further research was conducted to determine whether cowpea flour could be substituted for soyflour. Three levels of cowpea flour were tested; 25, 38 and 50 g of cow‐pea flour were used in place of 35.6 g of soyflour per 0.8 litre of diet. The 50 g level was found to give the shortest larval development time, biggest pupae, highest level of pupation and adult emergence, and highest growth index value. The resulting diet with cowpea flour and a “leaf factor”; component, and the complete larval rearing procedures, are described. Data are presented for the performance of the insect on this diet after 10 generations, and suggestions for future work are indicated.
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    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/4138
    IITA Subjects
    Cowpea; Plant Diseases; Pests Of Plants
    Agrovoc Terms
    Rearing; Maruca Testulalis; Legumes; Diet; Composition
    Regions
    Africa; West Africa
    Countries
    Nigeria
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