Ephestia (Anagastra) moth cultures

ROBERT BUTCHER RDJBUTCHER at biolsci.dundee.ac.uk
Mon Apr 21 10:17:27 EDT 1997


Rebecca,
morning.
You certainly may.
I went away last year for a holiday and all the moth (and most parasitoid)
 cultures died. Just rebiulding!
 
 The principal beastie is Venturia canescens (Gravenhorst) of which we 
have variouse geographical isolates of the asexual form. However we also 
have one sexual form. It is this that i wish to collect this summer from 
the field and hence need ephestia for (i have plods in but they develop 
too fast at 27C for field work!!).
However, also culture Diadegma chrysostictos (Gmelin) (none in at present, 
will collect some next month).
Thats upon the pyralids...we also have Muscidifurax species, leptopilina 
species etc in.
Is that of use to your question..if not just ask more
Cheers
Rob


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