IMPROVED METHODS AND USES RELATED TO REARING OF A ZOOPHYTOPHAGOUS INSECT AND CROP PROTECTION

摘要

The present invention relates to the field of biological crop protection. According to a first aspect the invention relates to a method for rearing a zoophytophagous insect. Further aspects of the invention relate to a method for crop protection, a method for reducing crop damage caused by a zoophytophagous insect, the use of a carbohydrate source as a nutritional source for a zoophytophagous insect, compositions comprising a carbohydrate source for specific uses in relation to the development of a zoophytophagous insect and the use of a carbohydrate source as a food source for a zoophytophagous insect.