ABSTRACT
Artificial infestation of beans with eggs and first larval instars of the bean weevil Acanthoscelides obtectus (Say)

Horacio Dell'Orto T.1
 

An easy method for infesting beans with Acanthoscelides obtectus (Say) is described. This method permits the obtention of insects of uniform age, condition desirable for investigations about its control.

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1 Ing. Agr., Programa Cereales, Entomología Aplicada, La Platina (INIA), Casilla 5427, Santiago, Chile.