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Growth and Metabolic Response of Chinese Perch to Different Dietary Protein-to-Energy Ratios in Artificial Diets. [PDF]

open access: yesInt J Mol Sci, 2019
The effect of dietary nutrients on novel farm species has always garnered wide research and economic interest. Chinese perch, an economically important carnivorous fish, accepts an artificial diet after taming, so it is essential to evaluate and optimize
Alam MS   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Influence of the host diet on the performance of Doryctobracon areolatus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) [PDF]

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Biology, 2019
Fitness in parasitoids is generally influenced by host quality. We evaluated the development parameters of Doryctobracon areolatus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) parasitoid on Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae) larvae, reared in artificial diets ...
S. Ongaratto   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Development of Sterile Insect Technique for Control of the European Grapevine Moth, Lobesia botrana, in Urban Areas of Chile

open access: yesInsects, 2021
The European grapevine moth, a Palearctic pest, was first detected in the Americas in 2008. Its establishment in Chile presented production and export issues for grapes and other fruits, and a national control campaign was launched.
Gregory. S. Simmons   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Effect of Different Dietary Sugars on the Development and Fecundity of Harmonia axyridis

open access: yesFrontiers in Physiology, 2020
The aim of this study was to screen synergistic substances included in existing artificial feeds in order to improve the fertility and survival rate of Harmonia axyridis (Pallas) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), an efficient pest predator.
Yan Li   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparative study of different artificial diets on the biology of beet armyworm, Spodoptera exigua (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) [PDF]

open access: yesنامه انجمن حشره‌شناسی ایران, 2023
The beet armyworm, Spodoptera exigua (Hübner) (Lepidoptera; Noctuidae), is an important polyphagous insect pest of many vegetable and field crops in most parts of the world.
Shabnam Ashouri   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Performance of Artificial Diets for Zelus renardii (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) Rearing. [PDF]

open access: yesInsects
Mass production is a prerequisite for using natural enemies in integrated pest management and organic farming. Natural enemies in agroecosystems include predators that prey on insects, which they can subdue while maintaining adequate pest population ...
Picciotti U   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Contaminants of emerging concern affect Trichoplusia ni growth and development on artificial diets and a key host plant. [PDF]

open access: yesProc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2017
Pennington MJ   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

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