Effect of diet and seed pretreatment on the biology of Bruchidius uberatus (Coleoptera, Bruchidae)
Diet significantly (P < 0.0001) affected fecundity of Bruchidius uberatus Fahraeus. Provision of 1% sugar solution increased fecundity from 15 eggs/female to 47. Furthermore, sugar solution prolonged significantly the oviposition period of B. uberatus from one week to two weeks. Diet also sig...
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| Language: | English |
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Finnish Society of Forest Science
2000-01-01
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| Series: | Silva Fennica |
| Online Access: | https://www.silvafennica.fi/article/624 |