Abstract
Abstract:The laboratory rearing of Neodiprion sertifer (Geoffroy) on Pinus sylvestris L. plants grown in vases was successfully achieved on a continuous basis. Larvae were seen to emerge on average after 106 days from egg clusters being kept on plants held at a temperature of 15 ± 1°C and with a 10‐h photophase until emergence. These larvae were then transferred to plastic containers and kept at a temperature of 20 ± 1°C with a 12‐h photophase where, under optimum hygiene conditions and being fed fresh pine branches, they completed their development on average in 30.6 days. Adults began emerging from the cocoons after about 30 days, continuing to do so for at least 7 months. Under these conditions the insect completes its life cycle in 179 days, thus permitting to obtain two generations a year in the laboratory. This staggered adult emergence pattern makes specimens available at all stages of development for experimental purposes throughout most of the year.
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