Characterization of Thermal and Time Exposure to Improve Artificial Diet for Western Corn Rootworm Larvae

Characterization of Thermal and Time Exposure to Improve Artificial Diet for Western Corn Rootworm Larvae

The western corn rootworm (WCR), <i>Diabrotica virgifera</i> LeConte, is the most serious pest of maize in the United States. In pursuit of developing a diet free of antibiotics for WCR, we characterized effects of thermal exposure (50–141 °C) and length of exposure on quality of WCRMO-2...

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Main Authors: Man P. Huynh, Adriano E. Pereira, Ryan W. Geisert, Michael G. Vella, Thomas A. Coudron, Kent S. Shelby, Bruce E. Hibbard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Insects
Subjects:
<i>Diabrotica virgifera</i>
corn rootworm
WCRMO-2
diet processing
heating
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/9/783

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