Nutrient content of four rosaceous hosts and their effects on development and fecundity of the eastern tent caterpillar, Malacosoma americanum (Fab.) (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae)

1983 ◽  
Vol 61 (12) ◽  
pp. 2868-2872 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Segarra-Carmona ◽  
P. Barbosa

Eastern tent caterpillar, Malacosoma americanum (Fab.), larvae reared on four rosaceous hosts differed in development time and survival under laboratory conditions. Fecundity and pupal weight were also affected by diet. Levels of nitrogen, carbohydrates, and fatty acids in host foliage as well as water content and caloric values were determined. No direct relationship was found between nutrient or caloric levels and developmental parameters.

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 120-131
Author(s):  
Settings Anang Suhardianto ◽  
Ariyanti Hartari

This study aims to determine the effect of stocking density on the nutrient content of catfish that is maintained with biofloc technology. Nutrients observed: 1) water content, 2) protein, 3) carbohydrates, 4) total fat, 5) saturated fatty acids / SFA, 6) monounsaturated fatty acids/ MUFA, 7) plural unsaturated fatty acids / PUFA , 8) omega-3, 9) omega-6, and 10) omega 9. Statistical tests on the 10 variables showed that stocking density did not have a significant effect on the 10 variables at a 5% confidence interval. Stocking density of treatment is 1000 heads/pond (T1), 2000 heads/pond (T2), 3000 heads/pond (T3), with a pond size of 2.0 m x height 1.0 m. Research results: 1. The average water content is 69.40–71.47% and the highest T3. 2. The protein content is 14.70-15.90%, the highest T2. 3. Carbohydrate content of 5.16-5.50%, the highest T2. 4. The average total fat content of 6.73-7.78%, the highest T1. 5. SFA content is around 43%, PUFA around 23%, and MUFA around 32%. 6. The highest omega-3 content is T3, then T1, and T2. Omega-6 and 9 sequence contents are T1, T2, and T3. It was concluded, the treatment of biofloc catfish stocking densities at a 5% confidence interval did not have a significant effect on the specified nutrient content. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menentukan pengaruh padat tebar terhadap kandungan zat gizi ikan lele yang dipelihara dengan teknologi bioflok. Zat gizi yang diamati: 1) kandungan air, 2) protein, 3) karbohidrat, 4) lemak total, 5) asam lemak jenuh/SFA, 6) asam lemak tak jenuh tunggal/MUFA, 7) asam lemak tak jenuh jamak/PUFA, 8) omega-3, 9) omega 6, dan 10) omega 9. Uji statistik terhadap ke-10 variabel menunjukkan padat tebar tidak memberikan pengaruh nyata terhadap ke-10 variabel pada selang kepercayaan 5%.  Padat tebar perlakuan adalah 1000 ekor/kolam (T1),  2000 ekor/kolam (T2), 3000 ekor/kolam (T3), dengan ukuran kolam diameter 2,0 m x tinggi 1,0 m. Hasil penelitian: 1. Rata-rata kandungan air 69,40–71,47% dan T3 tertinggi. 2. Kandungan protein 14,70–15,90%, T2 tertinggi. 3. Kandungan karbohidrat 5,16–5,50%, T2 tertinggi. 4. Rata-rata kandungan lemak total 6,73–7,98%, T1 tertinggi. 5. Kandungan SFA sekitar 43%, PUFA sekitar 23%, dan MUFA sekitar 32%. 6. Kandungan omega-3 tertinggi T3, kemudian T1, dan T2. Omega-6 dan 9 urutan kandungannya T1, T2, dan T3.  Disimpulkan, perlakuan padat tebar lele bioflok pada selang kepercayaan 5% tidak memberikan pengaruh yang nyata terhadap kandungan zat gizi yang ditentukan.


1993 ◽  
Vol 71 (8) ◽  
pp. 1511-1515 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. D. Fitzgerald ◽  
F. X. Webster

Behavioral assays show that the steroid 5β-cholestan-3-one, isolated from the abdomen of the larva of the forest tent caterpillar (Malacosoma disstria), constitutes the chemical basis of trail following in this insect. Caterpillars follow artificial trails prepared from solvent dilutions of the compound at rates as low as 10−11 g∙mm−11 of trail, though the true threshold sensitivity is likely to be one or two orders of magnitude lower than this. Fourth-instar caterpillars store an average of 58 ng of the pheromone. Field and laboratory studies indicate that the compound is fully competitive with their authentic trails. The caterpillars are highly sensitive to differences in the concentration of the pheromone, preferring stronger trails to weaker trails. The caterpillars also respond to 5β-cholestane-3,24-dione, a chemical not found in M. disstria but known to be a component of the trail pheromone of the eastern tent caterpillar, Malacosoma americanum.


Oecologia ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
pp. 574-578 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. D. Fitzgerald ◽  
Tim Casey ◽  
Barbara Joos

1950 ◽  
Vol 82 (2) ◽  
pp. 52-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. R. Sullivan ◽  
G. W. Green

During recent field studies of the behaviour and activiw of larvae in colonies of M. americanum and H. textor, it was noticed that nymphs and adults of Podisus placidus (Uhler) and of P. modestus (Dallas) frequently visited colonies of the eastern tent caterpillar and occasionally those of the spotless fall webworm. Although small larvae, particularly those of the tent caterpillar, fell prey to both nymphs and adults, larvae of the fifth and sixth instars occasionally exhibited special reactions.


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