Title:	Growth of the mite Mononychellus tanajoa (Acari: Tetranychidae) on Alternative Plant Hosts in Northeastern Brazil
Authors:	MORAES, G. J. de MOREIRA, A. N. DELALIBERA JUNIOR, I.
Affiliation:	GILBERTO JOSÉ DE MORAES, CPATSA.
Date Issued:	1995
Citation:	Florida Entomologist, Winter Haven, v. 78, n. 2, p. 350-354, 1995.
Description:	Several artificial diets were evaluated as alternatives to decomposing pineapple [Ananas comosus (L.) Merrill] for culture of Rhynchophorus cruentatus (F.) larvae. The most suitable diet tested for larval growth and survival was a combination of canned pineapple, oats, sucrose, molasses, brewers yeast, Wesson's salts, vitamins and preservatives. Diets that were not supplemented with brewers yeast provided poor larval growth arid survival. Larvae cultured from artificial diets were placed in sugarcane (Saccharum officinaram L.) foi population.
Thesagro:	Inseto Laboratório
NAL Thesaurus:	laboratory rearing
Keywords:	Rhynchophorus cruentatus Dieta artificial Palm weevil Palmetto weevil Artificial diet Insect
Type of Material:	Artigo de periódico
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CPATSA)