Low-Cost Larval Rearing Medium for Mass Production of Oriental and Mediterranean Fruit Flies12

Tanaka, Norimitsu; Steiner, L. F.; Ohinata, K.; Okamoto, R. Y.

doi:10.1093/jee/62.4.967

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“…M. Pašková known chemical structure, although there has always been an ambition to identify the composition accurately. The bran diet developed by Tanaka (1969), used in our experiments as a control diet, was analyzed by several authors. Chan et al (2000) analyzed the amount of protein, amino acids, fat, minerals, and carbohydrates in fresh diet, spent diet and in fruit fly larvae reared on this diet.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…They substituted expensive dried torula yeast for brewer's yeast. Dehydrated carrot powder was substituted by Tanaka (1969) for a suitable material with the same bulking and nutrient qualities of dehydrated carrot powder. Sawdust, sugarcane bagasse, bran, milled tissue paper, wheat shorts and wheat middling were among tested materials (Vargas et al 1994;Chang et al 2000Chang et al , 2001.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…We currently use bran diet according to Tanaka et al (1969) in our rearing facility. Our aim is to develop a new laboratory diet suitable not only for laboratory experiments, but also for mass-rearing.…”

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confidence: 99%

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New larval agar-based diet for laboratory rearing of Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata (Diptera, Tephritidae)

Pašková

2007

Biologia

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Five larval diets for laboratory rearing of Ceratitis capitata were tested. These diets were based on wheat bran, microcellulose, potato starch and agar. To evaluate the quality of diet, pupal rearing efficacy and pupal weight were checked. The best results were obtained with an agar based diet used for Manduca sexta laboratory rearing. To simplify the preparation and to reduce the cost of this diet, a new formulation was developed. Larvae reared on the new agar-based diet achieved higher pupal rearing efficacy than larvae reared on bran diet recently used in medfly mass rearing facilities. Heat treated medflies reared on the new agar-based diet achieved similar pupal rearing efficacy with heat treated medflies reared on bran diet. When testing population density, higher pupal rearing efficacy was again achieved on new diet. The highest pupal rearing efficacy was achieved with 100 eggs per 25 g of diet, lowest with 500 eggs per 25 g of diet. Concerning pupal weight, there was no difference in results achieved on Petri dishes with different larval population densities. Larvae reared on new agar-based diet reached better results than larvae reared on bran diet. The preparation of the new diet is simple and the cost is low, so it is good for laboratory tests and rearing.

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New larval agar-based diet for laboratory rearing of Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata (Diptera, Tephritidae)

Pašková

2007

Biologia

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“…Bactrocera dorsalis have been maintained according to Vargas (1989) and Spencer and Fujita (1997), originally started from fruit collections conducted in Puna, Hawaii Island, in 1984 and periodically refreshed with wild insects from the same area. B. dorsalis are maintained on a modified version of the artificial diet described by Tanaka et al (1969).…”

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Effect of Fopius arisanus oviposition experience on parasitization of Bactrocera dorsalis

2017

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Fopius arisanus (Sonan) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is an important fruit fly parasitoid, successfully introduced in programs of classical biological control around the world. One aspect of its reproductive biology that has received increasing attention is the role of learning on parasitization by individual females. In this study, we examined the effect of previous oviposition opportunities on the reproductive success and progeny sex ratio of F. arisanus on eggs of Bactrocera dorsalis Hendel (Diptera: Tephritidae). Our results indicate that the proportion of eggs parasitized and parasitoid yield both increase with increasing experience, as acquired by individual females via previous oviposition opportunities. These effects are shown to be unrelated to parasitoid age out to three weeks, which we found not to have an effect on parasitization, yield, or sex ratio. We discuss the implications of our results on mass rearing and also in terms of the efficiency of this biological control agent in the field.

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“…The wheat millfeed diet has been the standard diet of choice for fruit fly mass rearing in different parts of the world Vargas et al, 1993;Walker et al, 1997). In addition to the millfeed as the bulking agent other ingredients includes yeast-based products, sugar, antimicrobial agents (nipagen, sodium benzoate, and streptomycin) and water (Tanaka et al, 1969). Water is particularly important for minimizing the effect of metabolic heat build-up during the final stage of larval development (Hooper, 1978).…”

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Mass Rearing and Quality Control Parameters for Tephritid Fruit Flies of Economic Importance in Africa

Ekesi¹,

Mohamed²

2011

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Low-Cost Larval Rearing Medium for Mass Production of Oriental and Mediterranean Fruit Flies12

Cited by 216 publications

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New larval agar-based diet for laboratory rearing of Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata (Diptera, Tephritidae)

New larval agar-based diet for laboratory rearing of Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata (Diptera, Tephritidae)

Effect of Fopius arisanus oviposition experience on parasitization of Bactrocera dorsalis

Mass Rearing and Quality Control Parameters for Tephritid Fruit Flies of Economic Importance in Africa

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