Evaluating the Influence of Different Artificial Diets on Apis mellifera L. Using Health Biomarkers and Performance Metrics [PDF]
InsectsThe diet of Apis mellifera L. is a crucial factor for managing its colonies particularly during dearth periods. Numerous diets have been developed; however, their global implementation faces challenges due to diverse climatic conditions and some other ...
Shams Ul Islam +8 more
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Midgut and Head Transcriptomic Analysis of Silkworms Reveals the Physiological Effects of Artificial Diets [PDF]
Insects, 2022 Silkworms, a model lepidopteran insect, have a very simple diet. Artificial diets as an alternative nutrient source for silkworms are gradually being developed. To understand the effects of various nutrients on the growth and development of silkworms, we
Juan Li, Chunbing Chen, Xingfu Zha
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Larval Rearing and Nutrition of the Polyphagous Tephritid Pest Anastrepha ludens on Artificial Diets with Calcium Alginate, Agar, or Carrageenan as Gelling Agents at Various Concentrations and across Extreme Larval Density Conditions [PDF]
Insects, 2023 Research on larval rearing and nutrition of tephritid flies on artificial diets is key for the sterile insect technique. Here, we examined the effects of the type of gel (calcium alginate, agar, or carrageenan), at varying percentages in artificial diets
Carlos Pascacio-Villafán +8 more
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Transcriptome sequencing and metabolome analysis of food habits domestication from live prey fish to artificial diets in mandarin fish (Siniperca chuatsi) [PDF]
BMC Genomics, 2021 Background As economical traits, food habits domestication can reduce production cost in aquaculture. However, the molecular mechanism underlying food habits domestication has remained elusive.
Shan He +4 more
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Effects of Three Artificial Diets on Life History Parameters of the Ladybird Beetle Stethorus gilvifrons, a Predator of Tetranychid Mites [PDF]
Insects, 2020 Background: The ladybird beetle Stethorus gilvifrons (Mulsant) is an important natural enemy of tetranychid mites and functions as a biological control of these plant pests. The development, survival and reproduction of S.
Jafar Ebrahimifar +4 more
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Alternative Prey and Artificial Diet of the Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle Harmonia axyridis: A Review [PDF]
InsectsAs an important natural enemy insect, Harmonia axyridis has significant biological control effects on a variety of pests such as aphids in agroforestry ecosystems. The large-scale application of H. axyridis has long been limited by the unstable supply of
Qingqiu Zeng +4 more
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Role of Dietary Catalpol Supplementation in Regulating Reproductive Development of Harmonia axyridis [PDF]
InsectsThe mass rearing of natural enemy insects is a cornerstone of effective green pest control, making the development of optimized artificial diets critical for sustaining large populations.
Keting Zhao +8 more
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Artificial Diets Based on Selective Amino Acid Restriction versus Capecitabine in Mice with Metastatic Colon Cancer. [PDF]
Nutrients, 2022 Jiménez-Alonso JJ +6 more
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3D printing approaches to simulate natural diets for insects with implications for domestication and mass-rearing [PDF]
Frontiers in Insect ScienceMany insect species that could benefit humanity cannot be reared or domesticated because of the lack of adequate artificial diets. In the case of insect pests which are controlled via the Sterile Insect Technique, the prospects of improving biological ...
Carlos Pascacio-Villafán +3 more
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Animals, 2021 The marine copepod species Oithona nana is considered as one of the most successfully mass cultured Cyclopoida species in marine hatcheries. This study investigated the effects of four feed diets (soybean, yeast, rice bran, and corn starch) on the ...
Fawzy I. Magouz +5 more
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