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MAINTAINING A COLONY OF THE STRIPED FLEA BEETLE, PHYLLOTRETA STRIOLATA (COLEOPTERA: CHRYSOMELIDAE), IN THE GREENHOUSE1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

L. Burgess  and
J. E. Wiens
L. Burgess
Affiliation:
Research Station, Agriculture Canada, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
J. E. Wiens
Affiliation:
Research Station, Agriculture Canada, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
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Abstract

A small colony of the striped flea beetle, Phyllotreta striolala (F.), has been maintained in a cage in the greenhouse for more than 21/2 years. Horseradish [Armoracia rusticana (Lam) Gaertn., Mey. & Scherb.] was found to be a suitable host plant, and the caged beetle colony has followed a similar life cycle to natural populations in the field.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 108 , Issue 1 , January 1976 , pp. 53 - 55
Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1976

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