scholarly journals Mass-rearing of the Onion and Seed-corn Flies, Hylemya antiqua and H. platura (Diptera : Anthomyiidae), on an Artificial Diet with Antibiotics

1983 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yukio ISHIKAWA ◽  
Atsushi MOCHIZUKI ◽  
Toshiaki IKESHOJI ◽  
Yoshiharu MATSUMOTO
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Diet ◽  
Mass Rearing ◽  
Hylemya Antiqua ◽  
Seed Corn

A SIMPLE TECHNIQUE FOR MASS-REARING THE ONION MAGGOT (DIPTERA: ANTHOMYIIDAE) ON AN ARTIFICIAL DIET

1970 ◽  
Vol 102 (12) ◽  
pp. 1554-1558 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. R. Allen ◽  
W. L. Askew
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Diet ◽  
Simple Technique ◽  
Adult Emergence ◽  
Mass Rearing ◽  
Cellulose Powder ◽  
Egg Hatch ◽  
Wheat Embryo ◽  
Onion Maggot ◽  
Hylemya Antiqua ◽  
Yeast Hydrolysate

AbstractA gelatine-based diet for rearing the onion maggot, Hylemya antiqua (Meigen), that contains sucrose, evaporated milk, yeast hydrolysate, wheat embryo, cellulose powder, n-propyl disulfide, water, and antibiotics is described. Three consecutive generations reared on this medium were equal in puparial weights, percentages of pupation, adult emergence, and egg hatch, to those reared on onion bulbs. The procedure is simple and two man-hours per week is sufficient for producing 1000 maggots daily.

Reproductive performance and transcriptome analyses of Tetranychus urticae when feeding on bean leaves and an artificial diet

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (7) ◽  
pp. 1272-1283
Author(s):  
Yongjuan He ◽  
Jiale Lv ◽  
Endong Wang ◽  
Xuenong Xu
Keyword(s):  
Tetranychus Urticae ◽  
Artificial Diet ◽  
Mass Rearing ◽  
Differentially Expressed ◽  
Detoxification Enzymes ◽  
Adult Longevity ◽  
Natural Food ◽  
Leaf Extracts ◽  
Transcriptome Analyses ◽  
Bean Leaves

As an important pest, Tetranychus urticae fed on thousands of host plants and showed strong capability in host adaptation. However, hardly any success artificial diet has been developed for it. In this study, we compared adult longevity and reproduction of T. urticae that fed on its natural food (bean leaves) and an artificial diet with leaf extracts added, and tried to investigate the reason why the artificial diet was inefficient through transcriptome analyses. Mean adult longevity and cumulative fecundities of T. urticae was reduced by 53.4% and 93.8%, respectively. Transcriptome analyses showed that 1731 genes were differentially expressed comparing individuals fed with the artificial diet and with their natural food, among which most (77.1%) were down regulated. No significant induced expression of xenobiotic transporters and detoxification enzymes were observed when T. urticae were fed with the artificial diet. In contrast, differentially expressed genes were mainly enriched in digestive related terms, especially in lipid metabolism related pathways, with most genes down regulated. Our results indicated the significance in further investigating lipid demand and metabolism of T. urticae to improve its mass rearing techniques.

scholarly journals 2-Phenylethanol : An Attractant for the Onion and Seed-Corn Flies, Hylemya antiqua and H. platura (Diptera : Anthomyiidae)

1983 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 270-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yukio ISHIKAWA ◽  
Toshiaki IKESHOJI ◽  
Yoshiharu MATSUMOTO ◽  
Masaaki TSUTSUMI ◽  
Yasushi MITSUI
Keyword(s):  
Hylemya Antiqua ◽  
Seed Corn

scholarly journals Development of a Method for Rearing Nezara viridula (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) on a Semi-solid Artificial Diet

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maribel Portilla ◽  
Gadi V P Reddy
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Diet ◽  
Petri Dish ◽  
Mass Rearing ◽  
Instar Nymph ◽  
Nezara Viridula ◽  
Total Production ◽  
Natural Hosts ◽  
Heteroptera Pentatomidae ◽  
Petri Dishes ◽  
Semi Solid

Abstract A method for rearing the southern green stinkbug, (Nezara viridula L.) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae), using a modified lygus semi-solid artificial diet was developed. First to second-instar nymph were reared in a density of 631.5 ± 125.05 eggs per Petri-dish (4 cm deep × 15 cm diam). Second instar to adult were reared in a density of 535.0 ± 112.46 s instar nymphs per rearing cage (43 × 28 × 9 cm). Mating and oviposition occurred in popup rearing cages (30 × 30 cm), each holding 60–90 mixed sex adults of similar age. Adults emerged 35.88 ± 2.13 d after oviposition and survived for an average of 43.09 ± 9.53 d. On average, adults laid 223.95 ± 69.88 eggs in their lifetime, for a total production of 8,099 ± 1,277 fertile eggs/oviposition cage. Egg fertility was 77.93% ± 16.28. Egg masses held in petri-dishes had a total hatchability of 79.38% ± 20.03. Mortality of early nymphs in petri-dishes was 0.64% ± 0.12 for the first instar and 1.37% ± 0.45 for second instar. Late nymphal mortality in rearing cages was 1.41% ± 0.10, 3.47% ± 1.27, and 4.72% ± 1.29 for the third, fourth, and fifth instars, respectively. Survivorship from nymphs to adults was 88.48% ± 2.76. Using artificial diet for rearing N. viridula could reduce cost by avoiding time-consuming issues with daily feeding fresh natural hosts and insect manipulation. It could increase reliability and simplicity of bug production, which should facilitate mass rearing of its biological control agents.

scholarly journals The development of an improved artificial diet for the mass rearing of Eldana saccharina Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

2020 ◽  
Vol 100 (13) ◽  
pp. 4678-4687
Author(s):  
Michael J Woods ◽  
Desmond E Conlong ◽  
Nomalizo Ngomane ◽  
Denise Y Gillespie ◽  
Louwrens C Hoffman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Diet ◽  
Mass Rearing ◽  
Eldana Saccharina ◽  
Lepidoptera Pyralidae

Effects of Storage Periods of an Artificial Larval Diet on the Yield and Quality of Mass-Reared West Indian Sweet Potato Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

2020 ◽  
Vol 113 (6) ◽  
pp. 2613-2618
Author(s):  
Kinjo Misa ◽  
Chihiro Himuro ◽  
Atsushi Honma ◽  
Yusuke Ikegawa ◽  
Tsuyoshi Ohishi
Keyword(s):  
Body Size ◽  
Adverse Effects ◽  
Sweet Potato ◽  
Artificial Diet ◽  
Reproductive Potential ◽  
West Indian ◽  
Mass Rearing ◽  
Artificial Diets ◽  
Sweet Potato Weevil

Abstract Artificial diets have been employed for the mass-rearing of numerous insects because of their ease of use and standardized quality. An ability to store artificial diets under nonrefrigerated conditions over the long term could improve the efficacy of mass-rearing systems considerably. However, it remains largely unknown how long artificial diets can be stored at such temperatures without any adverse effects on the insects reared. In this study, we investigated yield, body size, and reproductive potential of West Indian sweet potato weevil, Euscepes postfasciatus (Fairmaire), which is a major sweet potato pest, under management using the sterile-insect technique in Japan and reared using artificial diets with different storage periods (14, 28, and 42 d) at nonrefrigerated temperatures (25 ± 1°C), and compared them with those of the control (0 d). Notably, E. postfasciatus yield and reproductive potential increased significantly with an increase in storage period (28 and 42 d). Conversely, male body size decreased significantly following feeding with artificial diet stored for 42 d, when compared with the control, while there were no significant differences in female body size between the control and all the treatments. We discuss the potential causes of such varying effects between yield and body size and conclude that E. postfasciatus artificial diet can be stored for at least 28 d without any adverse effects on weevil yield and weevil quality. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report revealing the positive effects of long-term storage of the artificial diet on mass-reared insects.

Artificial diet significantly enhance fitness and be applicable in mass-rearing of Ephestia elutella (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

2021 ◽  
pp. 105684
Author(s):  
Xiu-Qin Wang ◽  
Ali Güncan ◽  
Hou-Ding Ou ◽  
Hao-Xi Li ◽  
Lan Wei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Diet ◽  
Mass Rearing ◽  
Ephestia Elutella ◽  
Lepidoptera Pyralidae
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