Japanese Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology (2011) 55, 27-29

Takashi Kuriwada, Norikuni Kumano, Keiko Shiromoto and Dai Haraguchi (2011)
[The Effect of an artificial adult diet on the reproductive performance of the West Indian sweetpotato weevil Euscepes postfasciatus]
Japanese Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology 55 (1), 27-29
Abstract: The West Indian sweetpotato weevil Euscepes postfasciatus (Fairmaire) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is a major pest of the sweet potato Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam (Solanales: Convolvulaceae) in some countries. To improve mass rearing systems involved in an eradication program employing the sterile insect technique (SIT), we examined the effect of an artificial adult diet on the reproductive performance of both male and female E. postfasciatus. The artificial diet had a negative effect on female fecundity but no effect on male mating ability. Our results suggest that the artificial diet should be improved to prevent adverse effects on female fecundity.
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Database assignments for author(s): Norikuni Kumano, Takashi Kuriwada

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.
	Euscepes postfasciatus