The Selection of a Standard Insect for the Laboratory Testing of Insecticides

Abstract

1. The standards adopted by the author for a test insect suitable for the laboratory testing of insecticides are given.2. The inadvisability of using insects collected in the field, or insects that do not breed naturally throughout the year, is illustrated.3. The results of a search amongst stored-product insects, involving the testing of 27 different species, are given.4. Ahasverus advena, Oryzaephilus surinamensis and Oryzaephilus mercator have been found to be suitable laboratory test insects.