Tob. Sci., 1985, 29-28, p. 111-112, ISSN. 0082-4523
Effect of nicotine concentration in an artificial diet on the development and survival of newly hatched tobacco budworm larvae
Dept. of Entomology, Clemson University, Pee Dee Research and Education Center, Florence, SC, USA
Artificial diets containing nicotine in concentrations greater than 0.50% dry weight adversely affected the survival of first instar larvae of the tobacco budworm, Heliothis virescens (F.). Larval growth after 7 days was significantly reduced on...