A review of 16 years of quality control parameters at a mass-rearing facility producing Queensland fruit fly,Bactrocera tryoni

Abstract Sterile insect technique (SIT) for Queensland fruit fly, Bactrocera tryoni Froggatt, Australia’s most economically damaging fruit fly species, is currently undergoing a major renewal and expansion. SIT relies on efficient and economical mass-rearing procedures that produce high-quality flies. Two solid larval diets, carrot and lucerne chaff, have traditionally been used to rear Queensland fruit fly. Recently, a gel larval diet has been developed to eliminate biological bulking agents from the mass-rearing process, but to date, there has been no direct comparison of gel larval diet with traditional solid diets. In the present study, the performance of flies reared on gel larval diet was compared with the performance of flies reared on carrot and lucerne chaff diets. In addition, to investigate whether the performance of reared flies depends on ancestral diet as well as tested diet, we sourced eggs from a colony maintained on carrot diet and from a colony maintained on a lucerne chaff diet. Overall, the gel diet was as good or better than the solid diets in all quality control parameters, including, egg–larval duration, pupal number, pupal recovery, adult emergence, percentage of fliers, and rate of fliers. Of note, larvae developed faster and pupated more synchronously on the gel diet than on either of the solid diets. At the loading densities used, gel and carrot diets produced less waste than lucerne chaff diet. Gel diets offer a rearing solution for Queensland fruit fly that eliminates biological bulking agents and yields faster and more synchronous larval development without compromising productivity or quality.

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Mass Rearing and Quality Control Parameters for Tephritid Fruit Flies of Economic Importance in Africa

Wide Spectra of Quality Control ◽

10.5772/21330 ◽

2011 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Sunday Ekesi ◽

Samira A.

Keyword(s):

Quality Control ◽

Mass Rearing ◽

Fruit Flies ◽

Economic Importance ◽

Control Parameters ◽

Quality Control Parameters ◽

Tephritid Fruit Flies

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Quality Control Parameters of Mandukarni Syrup - A classical memory enhancing dosage form

Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences (JAIMS) ◽

10.21760/jaims.v2i4.9328 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Almas Tarannum ◽

Prathviraj Puranik ◽

Suma V. Mallya

Keyword(s):

Quality Control ◽

Refractive Index ◽

Specific Gravity ◽

Dosage Form ◽

Reducing Sugar ◽

Standard Protocol ◽

Direct Impact ◽

Control Parameters ◽

Quality Control Parameters ◽

Memory Enhancing

Ayurveda is the healing medicine. Dosha, Dhatu, Mala and Agni play important role in maintaining health of a person, but without equilibrium of Atma, Indriya and Manas they are helpless. Manas is one entity which is the controller of health. There are several herbs which have direct impact on Manas, among them Mandukaparni is one. Swarasa of Mandukaparni is highly effective, but it is not easily available for children. This study is intended to make Syrup form of Mandukaparni and evaluate its pharmacognostical parameters. According to the methodology refractive index, total solids, specific gravity, reducing and non Reducing sugar and HPTLC parameters were assessed. The results were found to be genuine fulfilling the standard protocol. This study is under taken to evaluate the pharmacognostic properties of Mandukaparni syrup.

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Analytical profile of Arka Taila - An Ayurvedic oil based medicine used in Karnasrava (Otomycosis)

Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences (JAIMS) ◽

10.21760/jaims.v2i3.8212 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Komal D. Jani ◽

Dharmendra P. Jani

Keyword(s):

Quality Control ◽

Fungal Infections ◽

Curcuma Longa ◽

Calotropis Procera ◽

Control Parameters ◽

Scientific Evaluation ◽

Quality Control Parameters ◽

Quality Check ◽

Based Medicine ◽

Excessive Accumulation

Otomycosis denotes diffuse otitis externa due to fungal infections. The fungii are usually secondary invaders of the tissue rendered susceptible by bacterial infection, physical injury or excessive accumulation of cerumen in the external auditory canal. Karnasraava means discharge from ear which can be correlated with otorrhoea. Karnasraava (discharge) is one of symptom of otomycosis. Arka Taila has been mentioned in Shaarangadhara is very simple formula having ingredients i.e. Haridraa (Curcuma longa), Arka Patra Swarasa (Calotropis procera) and Sarshapa Taila (Brassica campetries). The quality control parameters resulted after scientific evaluation of Arka Taila can be used as reference standard for quality control or quality assurance of a pharmaceutical industry in order to have a proper quality check over its preparation and processing.

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