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Survival of starved neonate larvae of Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) by Branson, T.F. (USDA, ARS, Northern Grain Insects Research Service, Brookings, SD)

“…Survival to the adult stage was significantly reduced when neonate larvae of Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte were starved for 1 day before being placed…”
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An improved diet for adult Diabrotica virgifera virgifera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) by Branson, T.F, Jackson, J.J

“…A new diet was developed for adult Diabrotica virgifera virgifera. This diet forms a firm patty that adheres to the bottom of the diet container and does not…”
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Use of common squash cultivars, Cucurbita spp., for mass collection of corn rootworm beetles, Diabrotica spp. (Coleoptera:Chrysomelidae) by Fisher, J. R., Branson, T. F., Sutter, G. R.

“…Corn rootworm (Diabrotica spp.) beetles were collected in the late summer and fall from the blossoms of nine cultivars of four species of Cucurbita…”
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Laboratory biology of Diabrotica tibialis and a closely related Diabrotica species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) by Branson, T.F, Krysan, J.L

“…The laboratory biologies of two closely related, little-known species of Diabrotica were studied. One species, D. tibialis Jacoby, is found in southern Texas…”
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Sterilizing male western corn rootworms with gamma radiation (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) by Branson, T.F, Guss, P.L, Jackson, J.J

“…Male western corn rootworms, Diabrotica virgifera LeConte, were sterilized as 0- to 1-day-old adults by exposure to 2.8 krad of gamma radiation from a cobalt…”
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The association of Diabrotica spp. with Zea diploperennis by Branson, T.F, Reyes R, J

“…Laboratory studies indicated that Zea diploperennis Iltis, Doebley, and Guzmán was not antibiotic to larvae of several Diabrotica spp.: D. virgifera LeConte,…”
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Sterilization of adult male western corn rootworms by gamma radiation in an inert atmosphere by Branson, Terry F., Guss, Paul L.

“…A dose of 4.8 krad of gamma radiation applied at a rate of 2.1 krad per min effectively sterilized 0- to 1-day-old male western corn rootworms in a helium…”
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independence of rootworm damage ratings and the size of maize root systems by Branson, T.F, Sutter, G.R, Fisher, J.R

“…Two maize inbreds and 2 commercial maize hybrids were rated for larval damage under several different levels of artificial infestation with eggs of the western…”
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