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A technique for measuring the susceptibility of wheat bulb fly larvae to insecticides in the laboratory
Author(s) -
SMITH CLARA,
GRIFFITHS D. C.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
annals of applied biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1744-7348
pISSN - 0003-4746
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1978.tb00702.x
Subject(s) - bulb , biology , larva , fly larvae , bioassay , agronomy , horticulture , toxicology , botany , ecology
SUMMARY A simple assay is described for measuring the toxicity of insecticides to larvae of wheat bulb fly (Delia coarctata) in the laboratory. The method should be suitable for other small soil insect larvae that cannot be obtained in large numbers and are difficult to treat and confine. A limitation of the technique is that it works only with insecticides that are soluble enough to be toxic in aqueous solution.