Florida Entomologist (1995) 78, 225-234

Thomas J. Weissling and Robin M. Giblin-Davis (1995)
Oligidic diets for culture of Rhynchophorus cruentatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
Florida Entomologist 78 (2), 225-234
Abstract: Several artificial diets were evaluated as alternatives to decomposing pineapple [Ananas comosus (L.) Merrill] for culture of Rhynchophorus cruentatus (F.) larvae. The most suitable diet tested for larval growth and survival was a combination of canned pineapple, oats, sucrose, molasses, brewers yeast, Wesson's salts, vitamins, and preservatives. Diets that were not supplemented with brewers yeast provided poor larval growth and survival. Larvae cultured from artificial diets were placed in sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) for pupation.
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Database assignments for author(s): Robin M. Giblin-Davis

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
rearing/culturing/mass production

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Rhynchophorus cruentatus