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Bill,<br><br>
Thanks for that. Any pertinent information and details would be greatly
appreciated. When you refer to mating, did you actually achieve mating in
the buckets or were the females mated prior to placing them in the
buckets?<br><br>
Thanks - Chris<br><br>
At 03:03 PM 6/15/2009, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Chris,<br><br>
I had success mating and rearing a few of the important aphid feeding
species in Salinas a few years ago. Sphaerophoria spp. and
Toxomerus spp.were easy. I used 5 gallon plastic buckets with
ventilation in the sides as well as a sleeve opening and a clear plastic
top. I used flowering alyssum plants for pollen and streaked honey on the
sides. I then placed aphid infested lettuce plants into the cage
and the females would readily oviposit on them. I changed them
daily and hatched the eggs in a growth chamber.<br><br>
I can provide more details if you would like.<br><br>
Bill Chaney<br>
Entomology Farm Advisor, retired<br>
University of California<br><br>
On Jun 15, 2009, at 5:55 AM, Chris Bergh wrote:<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Greetings,<br><br>
I am in need of any information or advice regarding mating syrphids in
captivity (any species would be fine, although I work with a Pipizine).
This information could be from cage studies or (ideally) under quarantine
conditions. As well, if any of you have any information or records
regarding parasitism of any Pipizine syrphid by any Diplazon species,
that would be most useful, too.<br><br>
Thanks very much for your help. - Chris<br><br>
J. Christopher Bergh<br>
Associate Professor of Entomology<br>
Virginia Tech AHS-AREC<br>
595 Laurel Grove Road<br>
Winchester, VA 22602<br>
Tel (540) 869-2560 xt.32<br>
Fax (540) 869-0862 <br><br>
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Associate Professor of Entomology<br>
Virginia Tech AHS-AREC<br>
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Winchester, VA 22602<br>
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