(Oxford University Press, 2016) Hervet, Vincent Alain Daniel; Laird, Robert A.; Floate, Kevin D.
Research on cutworms led us to explore the use of the McMorran diet to rear lepidopteran species, mainly
Noctuidae, under laboratory conditions. We documented the development of 103 lepidopteran species, including
39 species not previously reported in the literature, to be reared on this diet. Given its low cost, ease of preparation,
and wide species’ acceptance, this diet provides a powerful tool for facilitating Lepidoptera and other
insects rearing and research in the laboratory.