Types of tests
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Oviposition tests
Adult feeding tests
Choice verses no-choice tests
Larval development tests
Multi-generation tests
Open-field tests
General points

Types of tests include: 

oviposition tests,

adult feeding tests, and

larval development tests

Tests may be conducted in a quarantine laboratory, or in the native range in the open, or in cages. Oviposition and adult feeding tests may be either choice or no-choice tests. Larval development tests are usually no-choice only. The type of tests made will depend on many factors, particularly the biology of the agent. Usually several types of tests must be done to conclusively demonstrate the host range of an insect.

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A quarantine laboratory where host specificity tests may be
conducted.

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Tim Heard