Cherry oat-barley aphids are reared commercially for use in banker plant systems. You could check out IPM Labs to get a one-time shipment. I think many of the other commercial insectaries require you to start an account.
I don't know if they would take to corn all that well, but they are associated with pretty much all cereals otherwise. It would be a good start if nothing else. However, it's important to keep them on plants that are protected from parasitoids. Just one slip up can pretty much demolish your population in two weeks. Cheers! Scott Creary, M.S. Entomology Brad's Bees www.saveourbees.net On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 12:59 PM, Paul Adams <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm in need of a species of aphid that is host specific to cereals, > preferably corn, that can be reared in an insectory. If your department or > lab > is currently rearing aphids fitting this description and would be willing > to > supply my lab with enough aphids to start a small colony and a rearing > protocol or tips to maintain these aphids I would appreciate it. > I am working on my M.S. in Entomology and need a colony of aphids to > use as > a piercing/sucking pest on corn for the greenhouse experimentation portion > of > my thesis research. Again, if you can spare some aphids or perhaps even > know > someone who might, I would be in your debt. > Thanks for your time. > -- Scott Creary, M.S. Entomology, ISA Certified Arborist Brad's Bees Consulting www.saveourbees.net 607.227.3107
