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    A rearing method and some biological studies of the weevil Sitona humeralis Stephens (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Canterbury

    Sue, K.
    Abstract
    A rearing method was developed to facilitate the study of the soil inhabiting stages of Sitona weevils, with particular reference to s. humeralis in Canterbury. Consideration is given to the physical requirements of both the insect and its host plant. The effects of the physical properties of soils on the physical environment in the rearing medium, are briefly discussed. Under laboratory controlled environmental conditions, S. humeralis was reared from egg to adulthood on its host. Various aspects of preimaginal biology related to the weevil were investigated, using such reared colonies. Using field collected adults, changes in the reproductive physiological state or the female weevil were studied over a 12 month period, during 1977 and 1978. These changes were based largely on observations from periodic dissections of the female reproductive system. The wing condition of S. humeralis in Canterbury was also studied. In Britain, at least, S. humeralis is wing dimorphic. There is a form with fully developed wings and there is a form with much reduced wings. In Canterbury, it appears that only the fully winged form is present.... [Show full abstract]
    Keywords
    Sitona humeralis Stephens; weevils; Canterbury; pests and diseases; rearing method; female reproductive system; pest management; economic aspects; lucerne; insects; brood development; larval mortality; biological control
    Fields of Research
    060808 Invertebrate Biology; 060603 Animal Physiology - Systems; 070308 Crop and Pasture Protection (Pests, Diseases and Weeds)
    Date
    1978
    Type
    Thesis
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