Year: 1984
Type: book
Abstract: This book contains greatly elaborated and revised versions of 36 papers presented at a conference sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Insect Rearing Group in March 1980.These papers deal comprehensively with the genetics of reared in¬ sects, especially the decline in variability and performance and ways to guard against both; diets and containers; engineering problems and solutions for insect-rearing facilities and systems; the discovery and control of pathogens and micro-organisms in insect rear¬ ing; actual rearing systems for a diverse selection of insects intended for a variety of uses; and the management of insect-rearing programs, including data-processing techniques, systems management, and quality control.
Authors: Edgar George King, Norman Carey Leppla
Language: English
Subfield: Insect Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W207645534