Improved artificial feeding system for rearing the whitefly Bemisia argentifolii (Homoptera : Aleyrodidae)

Citation
Ew. Davidson et al., Improved artificial feeding system for rearing the whitefly Bemisia argentifolii (Homoptera : Aleyrodidae), FLA ENTOMOL, 83(4), 2000, pp. 459-468
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology/Pest Control
Journal title
FLORIDA ENTOMOLOGIST
ISSN journal
00154040 → ACNP
Volume
83
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
459 - 468
Database
ISI
SICI code
0015-4040(200012)83:4<459:IAFSFR>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
The artificial rearing system for Bemisia argentifolii Bellows and Perring has been improved by the selection of an autoclavable, reusable membrane, r eduction of the sucrose concentration, choice of yeast extract, use of an a ntifungal agent in the petri dish chamber, choice of surface sterilization agent, egg storage, and maintenance of high humidity in the chamber during the entire nymphal development. We can now produce small numbers of adult w hiteflies of both sexes on these chambers, confirming the utility of these improvements. We also reared two Bemisia tabaci A-strain to adults and seve ral Trialeurodes vaporariorum nymphs to the 3rd and 4th instar on the impro ved feeding system.