ASPIDIOTUS NERII BOUCHE IN GREENHOUSE OF THE POLAR-ALPINE BOTANICAL GARDEN-INSTITUTE
Journal: Plant Protection News
Year: 2020

The results of the long-term studies of the biology of Aspidiotus nerii, acclimatized in the collection greenhouse of the Polar-Alpine Botanical garden, are presented. In greenhouse conditions, it develops in three generations. Laboratory methods have been developed for the maintenance of A. nerii mother cultures in separate bio-chambers of an isolated insectarium box equipped for plant cultivation. The seasonal cycle of the pest has been studied, the characteristics of the development stages ha