Efficient mass rearing and infestation techniques to screen for host plant resistance to maize stem borers, Diatraea sp.
Mihm, J.A.
Efficient mass rearing and infestation techniques to screen for host plant resistance to maize stem borers, Diatraea sp. [Electronic Resource] - Mexico : CIMMYT, 1983. - 23 pages. - Printed
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One of a three-part series, this bulletin presents the techniques developed and experience accumulated at CIMMYT over the past six years in mass rearing and infestation with three maize stem borers--diatraea saccharalis Fabricius, sugarcane borer; D. grandiosella dyar, southwestern corn borer; and D. lineolata Walker, neotropical corn borer--for screening and improving host plant resistance in maize and sorghum. The author explains techniques for establishment and maintenance of the insect colony, gives requirements for efficient mass rearing, describes a method of efficient, uniform field infestation, and covers rating scales and
Text in English
Diatraea
Environmental control
Hosts
Infestation
Methods
Pest resistance
Zea mays
Efficient mass rearing and infestation techniques to screen for host plant resistance to maize stem borers, Diatraea sp. [Electronic Resource] - Mexico : CIMMYT, 1983. - 23 pages. - Printed
Open Access Also available in Spanish
One of a three-part series, this bulletin presents the techniques developed and experience accumulated at CIMMYT over the past six years in mass rearing and infestation with three maize stem borers--diatraea saccharalis Fabricius, sugarcane borer; D. grandiosella dyar, southwestern corn borer; and D. lineolata Walker, neotropical corn borer--for screening and improving host plant resistance in maize and sorghum. The author explains techniques for establishment and maintenance of the insect colony, gives requirements for efficient mass rearing, describes a method of efficient, uniform field infestation, and covers rating scales and
Text in English
Diatraea
Environmental control
Hosts
Infestation
Methods
Pest resistance
Zea mays