Biology and rearing of Ectomyeolis ceratoniae Zeller (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) carob moth, a pest of multiple crops in South Africa

Ectomyeolis ceratoniae Zeller (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), carob moth, is a pest of several crops in South Africa. A laboratory culture was established from field-collected larvae infesting mummified pecan nuts. Biological parameters of larvae reared on an artificial diet were measured. The insect goes...

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Main Authors: Thackeray, S R, Moore, S D, Strathie, Lorraine W, Kirkman, W, Hill, M P
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10962/59799
https://doi.org/10.4001/003.025.0474