Methods of hatching the eggs and rearing the fundatrices of the English grain aphid, Sitobion avenae
1987
Newton, Chris | Dixon, A.F.G.
Several methods for hatching the eggs and rearing individuals of the first generation (fundatrices) of Sitobion avenae were investigated. The most successful methods were incubation of the eggs on grass seedlings at 2 °C and rearing the fundatrices on grass seedlings (overall survival 66%) and incubation of the eggs in plastic boxes at 2 °C and rearing the fundatrices on wheat seedlings (overall survival 62%).
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