Rearing the maize weevil, sitophilus zeamais, on an artificial maizecassava diet

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Ojo, James Adebayo ^a   Omoloye, Adebayo Amos ^b  

^a KWARA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

amino acid supplements; pellets; polyphagous; progeny; suitable

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; SITOPHILUS ZEAMAIS; ZEA MAYS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MAIZE; MALE; MANIHOT; SEX RATIO; WEEVIL;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; MANIHOT; SEX RATIO; WEEVILS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84865754145     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1673/031.012.6901     Document Type: Article

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