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A RAPID, PRECISE METHOD OF EXPOSING ORIENTAL FRUIT MOTH (DIPTERA: TEPHRITIDAE) LARVAE TO PESTICIDE DEPOSITS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

R.W. Fisher
Affiliation:
Research Station, Agriculture Canada, Vineland Station, Ontario L0R 2E0
D. R. Menzies
Affiliation:
Research Station, Agriculture Canada, Vineland Station, Ontario L0R 2E0

Extract

Manipulation of individual first instar larvae of the oriental fruit moth (OFM) has been successful using a sable hair (Fisher and Menzies 1976). However, when large numbers of larvae must be treated quickly and held for a long time, they cannot be handled singly. Also, larvae exposed to insecticides, even for short periods, are hard to retain on a substratum for observation.

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Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1977

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References

Fisher, R.W. and Menzies, D.R.. 1976. Effect of droplet density and exposure time on the immobilization of newly-hatched oriental fruit moth larvae. J. econ. Ent. 69: 438440.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Menzies, D.R. and Fisher, R.W.. 1975. Droplet generator suitable for studying droplets of wettable powder suspensions. Can. Agric. Eng. 17: 6366.Google Scholar