Rearing Douglas-Fir Tussock Moth Larvae on Synthetic Media

Lyon, Robert L.; Flake, Harold W.

doi:10.1093/jee/59.3.696

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“…Smith) [Whitemarked tussock moth] Percy et al. (1971) , Grisdale (1973) Reared over multiple generations Orgyia pseudotsugata (McDunnough) [Douglas-fir tussock moth] Nonmodified ( Morris 1970 , Grisdale 1973 ) and modified recipe ( Lyon and Flake 1966 ) Reared over multiple generations Spilosoma congrua Walker Barber et al. (1993) Reared from egg to at least third instar Spilosoma virginica (F.) [Yellow woollybear] Barber et al.…”

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A Review of the McMorran Diet for Rearing Lepidoptera Species With Addition of a Further 39 Species

Hervet¹,

Laird²,

Floate³

2016

J Insect Sci

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Research on cutworms led us to explore the use of the McMorran diet to rear lepidopteran species, mainly Noctuidae, under laboratory conditions. We documented the development of 103 lepidopteran species, including 39 species not previously reported in the literature, to be reared on this diet. Given its low cost, ease of preparation, and wide species’ acceptance, this diet provides a powerful tool for facilitating Lepidoptera and other insects rearing and research in the laboratory.RésuméUne recherche sur les noctuelles nous a permis d’élever des larves de nombreuses espèces de lépidoptères, principalement des noctuelles, sur un substrat artificiel du nom de «McMorran diet» en laboratoire. Nous reportons le développement de 103 espèces de lépidoptères, dont 39 espèces qui n’ont pas encore été documentées, comme pouvant se développer sur ce substrat artificiel. Étant donné son faible coût, facilité de préparation, et large champ d’action, ce substrat artificiel peut grandement faciliter la recherche sur les lépidoptères et autres insectes en laboratoire.

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A Review of the McMorran Diet for Rearing Lepidoptera Species With Addition of a Further 39 Species

Hervet¹,

Laird²,

Floate³

2016

J Insect Sci

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“…MATERIALS AND METHODS Rearing of parasitoid and host. Parasitoid A. melanoscelus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) wasps were reared as previously described (14,24,32) from laboratory colonies of the white marked tussock moth Orgyia leucostigma (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae); the latter were reared on an artificial diet (11,21).…”

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Unusual Baculovirus of the Parasitoid Wasp Apanteles melanoscelus : Isolation and Preliminary Characterization

Krell

Stoltz

1979

J Virol

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“…The egg masses were stored, and the larvae were reared as previously described (3). Larvae employed in experiments were reared to the third instar on an artificially prepared diet (6) and then placed on a fir needle diet until the fifth instar.…”

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Action of Douglas Fir Tussock Moth Larvae and Their Microflora on Dietary Terpenes

Andrews

Spence

1980

Appl Environ Microbiol

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A single type of bacterium, tentatively identified as a member of the genus Bacillus, was isolated from 2 of 20 midguts of Douglas fir tussock moth larvae being fed a diet of fir needles. No bacteria could be isolated from most midguts. Although spherically shaped bodies were present in the food bolus, these bodies, if microorganisms, could not be distinguished from spherical bodies associated with the plant tissue. The Douglas fir tussock moth dietary terpenes were altered during their passage through the insects, with two new terpenes being detected in the feces. One of these was identified as isoborneol. The relative significance of the insect and gut microflora with respect to terpene modification is unresolved. The well-established toxicity of terpenes may account for the near absence of common gut microflora in the insects.

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Rearing Douglas-Fir Tussock Moth Larvae on Synthetic Media

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A Review of the McMorran Diet for Rearing Lepidoptera Species With Addition of a Further 39 Species

A Review of the McMorran Diet for Rearing Lepidoptera Species With Addition of a Further 39 Species

Unusual Baculovirus of the Parasitoid Wasp Apanteles melanoscelus : Isolation and Preliminary Characterization

Action of Douglas Fir Tussock Moth Larvae and Their Microflora on Dietary Terpenes

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