著者

櫻井 民人

出版者

北日本病害虫研究会

雑誌

北日本病害虫研究会報 (ISSN:0368623X)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.2010, no.61, pp.201-203, 2010

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<p>Pure pollen of tea <i>Camellia sinensis </i>is known to be an excellent food for the production of offspring by adult thrips but is difficult to obtain. Therefore, the effect of commercially available bee pollen of <i>C. sinensis </i>or <i>C. japonica </i>on reproductive performance was compared with that of pure pollen of <i>C. sinensis </i>in <i>Frankliniella occidentalis</i>. The number of eggs deposited by females differed significantly among the three types of food: the bee pollen of <i>C. japonica </i>was less effective than the others, whereas the bee pollen of <i>C. </i><i>sinensis </i>was comparable to the pure pollen. No significant difference was observed in hatchability or adult emergence rate among the pollen types. These results suggest that the bee pollen of <i>C. sinensis </i>can be used as food for the efficient rearing of <i>F. occidentalis</i>.</p>