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An apparatus for dispensing mechanically the eggs of the cabbage root fly (Erioischia brassicae (Bch.) (Dipt., Muscidae))

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

T. H. Coaker  and
G. D. Dodd
T. H. Coaker
Affiliation:
National Vegetable Research Station, Wellesbourne, Warwick
G. D. Dodd
Affiliation:
Bath University of Technology
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An apparatus for dispensing the eggs of cabbage root fly (Erioischia brassicae (Bch.)) is described. It consists of an ‘Agla’ micrometer syringe, a 2-ml pipette and a 20-mlsyringe connected together by a three-way valve. The eggs are dispensed volumetrically, the standard errors being < ±10% for batches ranging from 30 to 300 eggs. This degree of variation had no measurable effects on the uniformity of pupae from cabbage root fly cultures.

Type
Research Paper
Information
Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 59 , Issue 4 , April 1970 , pp. 703 - 705
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1970

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References

Finch, S. & Coaker, T. H. (1969). A method for the continuous rearing of the cabbage root fly Erioischia brassicae (Bch.) and some observations on its biology.—Bull ent. Res. 58, 619–627.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
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