Insect Colonization and Mass Production

The ability to rear insects under controlled conditions has long been regarded as desirable or necessary to facilitate research on many aspects of entomology. Major research efforts to achieve this capability were slow to develop among entomologists, but great advances in this field have been made during the past two decades. As research delves into more fundamental aspects of entomology and as various new approaches to insect control emerge, scientists are beginning to realize that successful insect colonization is a basic necessity for efficient and productive research on virtually every aspect of entomology.