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Induction and Evaluation of Inbreeding Crosses Using the Ant, Vollenhovia Emeryi
Published on: October 5, 2018
[Bionomics and breeding of ant-lion]
1Institute of Entomology & State Key Lab. for Biocontrol, Zhongshan University, Guangzhou 510275.
Zhong Yao Cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese Medicinal Materials
|February 14, 2003
Abstract:
Ant-lion is a Chinese crude drug. The natural factors, such as temperature, humidity, illumination, etc, have an obvious influence upon its growth and movement. The temperature fit to its growth ranges from 25-30 degrees C and lighting 14-16 h/d. If giving enough food, it can reproduce 3 generations per year.
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