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Search for Nutritional Fitness Traits in a Biological Pest Control Agent Harmonia axyridis Using Comparative Transcriptomics

open access: yesFrontiers in Physiology, 2019
Harmonia axyridis is an important natural predator used in the biological control of insect pests. Vitellogenin (Vg) supplementation to artificial diet can improve fecundity of H. axyridis, however, the effects of Vg on physiology of H.
Tingting Zhang   +6 more
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Effect of different artificial diets on the adults biological attributes of sugarcane stalk borer, Chilo auricilius Dudgeon and evaluation of their costs [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of different artificial diets on the adult’s biological attributes of sugarcane stalk borer (Chilo auricilius Dudgeon) and their costs.
Devi, M. Soniya, Kaur, Rabinder
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Whole-genome resequencing and bisulfite sequencing provide new insights into the feeding habit domestication in mandarin fish (Siniperca chuatsi)

open access: yesFrontiers in Genetics, 2023
Mandarin fish (Siniperca chuatsi) is one of the most economically important fish in China. However, it has the peculiar feeding habit that it feeds solely on live prey fish since first-feeding, while refuses dead prey fish or artificial diets.
Ling Li   +10 more
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Survival and Phenology of \u3ci\u3eAgrilus Planipennis\u3c/i\u3e (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) Reared on a Newly Developed Artificial Diet Free of Host Material [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The final phase in the development of an artificial diet that contains no ash host material and the phenology of the emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire (Coleoptera: Bupresidae) on that diet are documented.
Gould, Juli   +2 more
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Laboratory investigation of daily food intake and gut evacuation in larvae of African catfish Clarias gariepinus under different feeding conditions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Temporary accumulation of ascorbic acid 2-sulfate (AAS) was measured to estimate food intake and gut evacuation in larvae of African catfish. Fish larvae were fed decapsulated cysts of Artemia containing AAS.
García-Ortega, A.   +5 more
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Meta-analysis of Diets Used in Drosophila Microbiome Research and Introduction of the Drosophila Dietary Composition Calculator (DDCC)

open access: yesG3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 2020
Nutrition is a major factor influencing many aspects of Drosophila melanogaster physiology. However, a wide range of diets, many of which are termed “standard” in the literature, are utilized for D.
Danielle N. A. Lesperance   +1 more
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Effect of the concentration of agar, alginate and carrageenan on the stability, toughness and nutrient leaching in artificial diets for abalone

open access: yesCiencias Marinas, 2001
In order to evaluate the effect of different binders on the quality of artificial diets for abalone in terms of stability, nutrient leaching and toughness, three phycocolloids (agar, alginate and carrageenan) were used at different concentrations (0.5%,
E Durazo-Béltran, MT Viana
doaj   +1 more source

Change in Nutritional Quality of Detached Aspen and Willow Foliage Used as Insect Food in the Laboratory [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Leaves of Populus tremuloides and Salix babylonica held in the laboratory as for feeding insects were analyzed for total nitrogen, total phenolics, and total sugars at 0, 3, and 6 days.
Miller, William E
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Moisture source and diet affect development and reproduction of Orius thripoborus and Orius naivashae, two predatory anthocorids from southern Africa [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The effect of moisture source and diet on the development and reproduction of the pirate bugs, Orius thripoborus (Hesse) and Orius naivashae (Poppius) (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) was examined in the laboratory. Both species had been collected in and around
Bonte, Jochem   +5 more
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Performance of Anastrepha obliqua (Diptera, Tephritidae) larvae fed on artificial diets Desempenho das larvas de Anastrepha obliqua (Diptera, Tephritidae) alimentadas com dietas artificiais

open access: yesIheringia: Série Zoologia, 2010
Moscas das frutas do gênero Anastrepha Schiner, 1868 são conhecidas por sua importância econômica devido aos danos que elas causam nos frutos comerciais.
Tânia M. L. Fontellas-Brandalha   +4 more
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