Advancements in Mass Rearing the Air Potato Beetle Lilioceris cheni
The air potato beetle, Lilioceris cheni Gressitt and Kimoto (Coleoptera:Chrysomelidae), is a successful biological control agent of the air potato vine, Dioscorea bulbifera L.(Dioscoreales: Dioscoreaceae), in the southern United States.Lilioceris cheni is currently being mass-reared by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Div