The role of ascorbic acid in the nutrition of three cotton insects

Vanderzant, Erma S.; Pool, Mary C.; Richardson, Christine D.

doi:10.1016/0022-1910(62)90032-x

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“…The diets were then dried in a desiccator at reduced pressure for 1 d. After being dried, the pieces of the prepared diet were glued onto a sheet of aluminum foil (2ϫ2 cm), covered with collodion, and stored in a refrigerator at 7°C until use. Because sodium ascorbate is easily decomposed (Vanderzant et al, 1962), it was dissolved in distilled water and supplied separately as the vitamin C solution containing cysteine hydrochloride monohydrate as a deoxidizer (see Table 1). A rearing apparatus is shown in Fig.…”

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“…It appears that sodium ascorbate and/or cysteine hydrochloride monohydrate have the potential to improve the fecundity and egg hatchability of N. antennata (Table 8). Vanderzant et al (1962) showed that the fecundity and egg hatchability of Anthonomus grandis decreased when a diet without ascorbic acid was supplied to adults. In addition, Kamano (1964) reported that female Chilo suppressalis required ascorbic acid for normal emergence and fecundity.…”

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Artificial rearing of Nezara viridula(L.) and N. antennata Scott(Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) with semi-solid meridic diets.

Noda

Kamano²

2002

Appl. Entomol. Zool.

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Semi-solid meridic diets for rearing two related species of Pentatomidae, Nezara viridula and N. antennata, were developed. For N. viridula, development times from second nymphal stadium to adult were 27.6 to 28.2 d for females and 26.8 to 27.5 d for males reared on the meridic diets at 25°C. The nymphal survival rate of N. viridula on the diets was more than 87%. Body weight at adult emergence ranged from 157.6 to 160.1 mg for females and from 123.1 to 128.3 mg for males. The pre-oviposition period was 20.8 to 25.8 d at 25°C when fed on the meridic diets, longer than when fed on peanut and soybean seeds. Fecundity and egg hatchability of the bugs fed on the meridic diets were almost the same as those for bugs fed on seeds. Casein was the only ingredient of the meridic diets essential for nymphal development of N. viridula. Nymphal duration of N. antennata fed on the meridic diet was 31.1 d for females and 29.2 d for males at 25°C, not much different from those fed on seeds. The pre-oviposition period of N. antennata fed on the meridic diet was 23.3 d at 25°C.

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Artificial rearing of Nezara viridula(L.) and N. antennata Scott(Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) with semi-solid meridic diets.

Noda

Kamano²

2002

Appl. Entomol. Zool.

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“…The finding that the southwestern corn borer requires dietary ascorbic acid further extends the list of plant-feeding insects which have been shown to need this vitamin (Dadd, 1960a;Vanderzant, Pool & Richardson, 1962;Chippendale & Beck, 1964). For many plant-feeding Lepidoptera reared on meridic diets a dietary supplement of 0.5O/o ascorbic acid is satisfactory .…”

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OBSERVATIONS ON THE NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE SOUTHWESTERN CORN BORER, DIATRAEA GRANDIOSELLA¹

Reddy

Chippendale

1972

Entomologia Exp Applicata

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The southwestern corn borer was reared on a meridic diet containing wheat germ and wheat germ oil as its only plant adjuvants. The insect's requirements for protein, a mineral mixture, and L‐ascorbic acid were studied using a bioassay based on larval growth rate and adult wing condition. The principal results showed that dietary supplements of casein (5.0%), a mineral mixture with nine components (0.9%), and L‐ascorbic acid (0.5%) were essential for optimum growth and development of the insect. RÉSUMÉ OBSERVATIONS SUR LES BESOINS NUTRITIONELS DE DIATRAEA GRANDIOSELLA (SOUTHWESTERN CORN BORER) Diatraea grandiosella ou «Southwestern Corn Borer», a été élevé sur un aliment de type méridique et on a déterminé ses besoins quantitatifs en protéïne, en sels minéraux et en acide ascorbique. Un test biologique a été conçu, basé sur le pourcentage de chrysalides obtenues et sur les conditions de développement des ailes, cela dans chaque test et dans le groupe témoin. Un supplément alimentaire de 5% de vitamine sans caséine, a permis une croissance et un développement optima. Une modification de la teneur en caséine de 2% a un effet défavorable sur la vitesse de la croissance larvaire. L'insecte exige un mélange de sels minéraux: une concentration de 0,9% de ce mélange est optima. En l'absence de ce supplément, la croissance larvaire est significativement ralentie. L'acide L. ascorbique a aussi été reconnu indispensable, sa présence, au taux de 0,5%, donne les meilleurs résultats. La plupart des larves élevées sur milieux manquants d'acide L. ascorbique meurent au cours de la mue, entre le 4ème et le 5ème stade. La comparaison entre les présents résultats et deux d'autres chercheurs sont discutés.

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“…Ascorbic acid is an essential vitamin required for normal development of many insects (Dadd 1957;Vanderzant et al 1962;Chippendale et al 1965;Kanafi et al 2007) even though most insects are able to synthesize adequate amounts of the substance from glucose (Chippendale 1978). Although the precise function of ascorbic acid in insects is not fully known, it is attributed similar roles of supporting metabolic, antioxidant and immunocompentence functions.…”

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Developmental response of Euplectrus comstockii to ascorbic acid in the diet of the larval host, Heliothis virescens

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Recent developments in genetic engineering have paved the way for researchers to produce crops of high nutritional and yield value, in addition to being resistant to diseases and pests. Ascorbic acid content is one of the parameters researchers are trying to enhance in plants. This study investigated the effect of different levels of dietary ascorbic acid of a beneficial wasp, Euplectrus comstockii Howard (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), by measuring life history parameters of the wasp when reared on lepidopteran larvae fed a basal diet containing low and high levels of ascorbic acid. Odds and odds ratio analyses showed that the probability of egg hatch and adult emergence for the wasp increased with the amount of ascorbic acid in the diet of the host, and that the rate of development and probability of female or male progeny was similar for most levels of ascorbic acid tested. This would indicate that as the ascorbic acid concentration increases in the pest insect the effectiveness of the wasp is likely to increase and when, by comparison with other published findings, the effectiveness of microbial pathogens is likely to decrease.

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The role of ascorbic acid in the nutrition of three cotton insects

Cited by 69 publications

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Artificial rearing of Nezara viridula(L.) and N. antennata Scott(Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) with semi-solid meridic diets.

Artificial rearing of Nezara viridula(L.) and N. antennata Scott(Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) with semi-solid meridic diets.

OBSERVATIONS ON THE NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE SOUTHWESTERN CORN BORER, DIATRAEA GRANDIOSELLA¹

Developmental response of Euplectrus comstockii to ascorbic acid in the diet of the larval host, Heliothis virescens

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The role of ascorbic acid in the nutrition of three cotton insects

Cited by 69 publications

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Artificial rearing of Nezara viridula(L.) and N. antennata Scott(Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) with semi-solid meridic diets.

Artificial rearing of Nezara viridula(L.) and N. antennata Scott(Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) with semi-solid meridic diets.

OBSERVATIONS ON THE NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE SOUTHWESTERN CORN BORER, DIATRAEA GRANDIOSELLA1

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OBSERVATIONS ON THE NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE SOUTHWESTERN CORN BORER, DIATRAEA GRANDIOSELLA¹