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A Crawler-Proof Cage for Breeding Mealybugs and their Natural Enemies


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1 CAB International Institute of Biological Control, Bangalore 560 024, India
 

Cucurbila moschata Duch is a well known factitious host for breeding several species of armoured scale insects and mealybugs (Ahmad and Ghani, 1970) by virtue of its acceptability, long-lasting ability to sustain a few generations with minimum attention. A crawler-proof cage (Fig. I) which ensures pure cultures when several species of mealybugs arc bred on C. moschata in the laboralory is described here.

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Breeding Cage, Mealybugs, Natural Enemies.
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M. Narayana Rao
CAB International Institute of Biological Control, Bangalore 560 024, India

Abstract


Cucurbila moschata Duch is a well known factitious host for breeding several species of armoured scale insects and mealybugs (Ahmad and Ghani, 1970) by virtue of its acceptability, long-lasting ability to sustain a few generations with minimum attention. A crawler-proof cage (Fig. I) which ensures pure cultures when several species of mealybugs arc bred on C. moschata in the laboralory is described here.

Keywords


Breeding Cage, Mealybugs, Natural Enemies.