Note on a Method of Artificially Sustaining Larvae of the Wheat Stem Sawfly, Cephus cinctus Nort. (Hymenoptera: Cephidae)
- 1 January 1958
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Canadian Entomologist
- Vol. 90 (1), 63-64
- https://doi.org/10.4039/ent9063-1
Abstract
The larva of the wheat stem sawfly, Cephus cinctus Nort. feeds entirely within a single host stem and is structurally adapted to this environment (Holmes 1954). Consequently an artificial rearing technique should provide a nutritionally adequate diet in a physical environment which will satisfy the structural needs of the insect. This note describes attempts to rear larvae of the wheat stem sawfly under artificial conditions.Keywords
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- Food Relations of the Wheat Stem Sawfly, Cephus cinctus Nort. (Hymenoptera: Cephidae)The Canadian Entomologist, 1954