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THE Angoumois grain moth has been known as an important pest of stored and field grain since the time of Réaumur1, and it has possibilities as a laboratory insect. A search through the literature1-9 revealed, however, that its life-history has apparently never been worked out in detail. A knowledge of the number and duration of the larval instars at 30° C. and 70 per cent relative humidity was required for a quantitative study of populations of this species, and some observations were consequently made under these experimental conditions.
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CROMBIE, A. The Development of the Angoumois Grain Moth (Sitotroga ceredlella Oliv.). Nature 152, 246 (1943). https://doi.org/10.1038/152246a0
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