THE Growth and reproduction of maxillectomized tobacco hornworms feeding on normally rejected non-solanaceous plants
1962
WALDBAUER, G.P.
Maxillectomized hornworms were reared from the beginning of the 4th instar to adulthood on four species of non-solanaceous plants which are not fed upon by intact larvae. Growth and reproduction were normal on Taraxacum, reasonably good on Arctium, but poor on Verbascum and Catalpa. Poor growth was related to a low rate of feeding which may have been due to the effects of non-nutrient feeding deterrents. But the possibility of anorexia caused by a nutritional deficiency or imbalance has not been eliminated. Tomato, Taraxacum and Arctium were converted to body matter with comparable efficiency. Verbascum and Catalpa were converted much less efficiently.
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