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CULTURE & COLONIZATION

 

L. K. Etzel and E. F. Legner

 

Culture of Hosts for Entomophagous Arthropods   125

 

     Host Food     125

     Host Production     127

 

Culture of Entomophagous Arthropods     140

 

     Contamination     140

     Genetic Changes     142

     Causes of Genetic Change     144

     Retaining Genetic Diversity     146

     Culture and Synthetic Diet     148

     Interactions between Entomophages, Hosts and Host Food     150

     Food of Adult Entomophages     152

     Factitious Hosts for Entomophages     152

     Dead Hosts for Entomophages     153

     Diapause     155

     Environmental Conditions     156

     Mating     156

     Sex-Ratio Changes     157

     Rearing Density and Entomophage to Host Ratios     158

     Behavior     159

     Special Techniques and Considerations     160

     Quality     164

 

Colonization of Entomophagous Arthropods     165

 

     Liberation Procedures     165

     Collection and Dissemination     166

     Principal Factors Influencing Establishment or Effectiveness     167

 

Addendum     Page #1   #2

 

References     Page 176 thru' 197