Rearing the maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais , on an artificial maize–cassava diet
| dc.contributor.author | James Adebayo Ojo and Adebayo Amos Omoloye | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-05-26T15:30:36Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-05-26T15:30:36Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-06-11 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Dry artificial diet pellets prepared with maize, cassava chips, and amino acid supplements (lysine and methionine) were evaluated for mass culture of Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a highly polyphagous pest of many stored grains. Evaluation was done in the laboratory at temperature 26 ± 2 ºC, 60-70% RH, 12:12 L:D photoperiod. The artificial diet was compounded from different proportions of maize (M) variety TZPB-SW-R, cassava (C) variety TMS-2110, and amino acid supplements, and was pelletized into 6 mm diameter pellets on which five pairs of one–day–old S. zeamais were bioassayed. The diet M9C1 (90% M and 10% C) was the most suitable diet with comparatively shorter developmental period (34.8 days) and the highest F1 emergence of progeny (145.4) compared to the control, M10C0 (100% M and 0% C). | |
| dc.identifier.issn | https://doi.org/10.1673/031.012.6901 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://kwasuspace.kwasu.edu.ng/handle/123456789/1327 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.title | Rearing the maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais , on an artificial maize–cassava diet | |
| dc.type | Article |