Rearing of Microplitis mediator (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and its host Mamestra brassicae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
2014
Belz, E., Research Institute of Organic Agriculture, Frick (Switzerland). Dept. of Plant Protection and Biodiversity | Geneau, C., Research Institute of Organic Agriculture, Frick (Switzerland). Dept. of Plant Protection and Biodiversity | Furst, M., Research Institute of Organic Agriculture, Frick (Switzerland). Dept. of Plant Protection and Biodiversity | Balmer, O., Research Institute of Organic Agriculture, Frick (Switzerland). Dept. of Plant Protection and Biodiversity | Andermatt, P., Syngenta Crop. Protection, Munchwilen (Switzerland). Technical Insect Rearing | Pfiffner, L., Research Institute of Organic Agriculture, Frick (Switzerland). Dept. of Plant Protection and Biodiversity | Westerd, L., Wageningen University (The Netherlands). Laboratory of Entomology | Luka, H., Research Institute of Organic Agriculture, Frick (Switzerland). Dept. of Plant Protection and Biodiversity
Establishing continuous and reliable colonies of pest-parasitoid systems in the laboratory is an essential requirement for carrying out manipulative experiments on biological control. Here we describe in detail the rearing protocols that we optimized for the efficient rearing of the cabbage moth Mamestra brassicae and its key parasitoid Microplitis mediator.
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