Toward optimising reproductive output of Eristalis tenax (Diptera: Syrphidae) for commercial mass rearing systems

• Published in: Austral entomology Vol. 62; no. 3; pp. 360 - 371
• Main Authors: Upchurch, Annick, Spurr, Cameron J., Quarrell, Stephen R., Rowbottom, Raylea M., Allen, Geoff R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canberra Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.08.2023
• Subjects: Animal reproduction; Cages; Clusters; Cohorts; Colonies; Density; drone fly; Eclosion; Eggs; Eristalis tenax; Females; Flies; Hatching; Individual rearing; Males; Mass rearing; Mating; Overwintering; Reproductive behaviour; Sex; Sex differences; Sex ratio; Stocking density; Survival; temperature

Developing mass rearing systems for the drone fly, Eristalis tenax, is a crucial step toward its use as a complementary commercial pollinator. To meet the timing of commercial needs for E. tenax, there is significant value to both predicting and managing reproductive output and development within th...