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Brown Lacewing Rears Better on Storage Mite, Study Finds
Original: Brown Lacewing Rears Better on Storage Mite Than Aphid, Study Finds
A new study reports that brown lacewings, insects used in biological pest control, show better rearing results when fed storage mites rather than the traditionally used aphid diet. The finding could matter for mass-rearing programmes that supply lacewings for greenhouse and agricultural pest management, offering a more practical or effective alternative food source for commercial production.
Why now: New research on rearing diets for beneficial pest-control insects has just been published.
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- Brown Lacewing Rears Better on Storage Mite Than Aphid, Study Finds · Bioengineer.org
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