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An efficient rearing methodology ba­sed on artificial diets was established for the Styloshantes spp stem bo­rer, Caloptilia sp; the artificial diets were elaborated with host plant flo­wers and the results showed that the resistant ecotype (S. capitata CIAT 1019) produced shorter and deformed insects when compared with those from the susceptible ecotype (S. guia­nensis CIAT 136). Crosses were made with males and females from both diets and an adverse effect of the re­sistant ecotype on the longevity, fecundity, and fertility of the insects was obtained.

SERRANO-R., M. S., & CALDERÓN-C., M. (1983). DEVELOPMENT OF AN ARTIFICIAL DIET FOR THE BREEDING OF Caloptilia sp. AND EFFECT OF RESISTANT AND SUSCEPTIBLE ECOTYPES OF Stylosanthes ON THE BIOLOGY OF THE INSECT. Revista Colombiana De Entomología, 9(1-2-3-4), 37–42. https://doi.org/10.25100/socolen.v9i1-2-3-4.10297