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Low-cost insect rearing
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Low-cost insect rearing
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Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
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To meet an increasing need for host insects used in the mass rearing of insect parasites, Ian Gibbs and the entomology staff of CARDI (Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute) developed an inexpensive insect-rearing cage at their laboratory in Barbados in late 1988. The development of this new cage was greatly influenced by the cost of imported insect-rearing cages which range in price from US$ 90-200. The unit consists of a covered five-gallon plastic bucket (locally available) and plastic mesh A hole 24 cm x 20 cm is cut on opposite sides of the bucket and one 14 cm x 14 cm cut in the lid. The holes are covered with pieces of plastic mesh and glued in place with contact cement. The cages are easy to clean and the mesh-covered holes provide enough ventiliation and light for the insects to live, feed and reproduce. They are mainly used for rearing Lepidopteran species (moths and butterflies) but Hemiptera (bugs) can also be reared in them. At present each unit is used to rear a maximum of 300 armyworm larvae. The overall cost of each of these new cages is approximately US$6.00 (Bds$12.00). Ian Gibbs CARDI University Campus St Augustine TRINIDAD To meet an increasing need for host insects used in the mass rearing of insect parasites, Ian Gibbs and the entomology staff of CARDI (Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute) developed an inexpensive insect-rearing cage at their... |
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2014-10-08T13:16:07Z
2014-10-08T13:16:07Z 1990 |
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News Item
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CTA. 1990. Low-cost insect rearing. Spore 25. CTA, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
1011-0054 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/45223 |
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en
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Spore, Spore 25
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CTA
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Spore
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