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Mass Rearing of Crop Pests with Emphasis on Stem- and Pod-Borers

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This paper reviews work on techniques in mass rearing of insect pests, especially stem- and pod-borers. The account covers advances in rearing of insects on native host plants and on artificial diets and possible ways of use of these insects in host plant resistance research.

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Guthrie, W.D. Mass Rearing of Crop Pests with Emphasis on Stem- and Pod-Borers. Int J Trop Insect Sci 3, 89–96 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1017/S1742758400005713

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