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The Selection of a Standard Insect for the Laboratory Testing of Insecticides

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

H. J. Craufurd-Benson
H. J. Craufurd-Benson
Affiliation:
The Cooper Technical Bureau, London.
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1. The standards adopted by the author for a test insect suitable for the laboratory testing of insecticides are given.

2. The inadvisability of using insects collected in the field, or insects that do not breed naturally throughout the year, is illustrated.

3. The results of a search amongst stored-product insects, involving the testing of 27 different species, are given.

4. Ahasverus advena, Oryzaephilus surinamensis and Oryzaephilus mercator have been found to be suitable laboratory test insects.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 29 , Issue 2 , July 1938 , pp. 119 - 123
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1938

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