Carbohydrate and Roughage Requirement of the Cricket, Acheta domesticus

• Published in: The Journal of nutrition Vol. 78; no. 2; pp. 139 - 146
• Main Authors: Neville, P.F., Luckey, T.D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.10.1962
• Subjects: Animals; Carbohydrate Metabolism; Carbohydrates; Dietary Fiber; Gryllidae; Humans; Insecta; Old Medline; INSECTS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM

An investigation was conducted to determine the approximate quantitative and qualitative carbohydrate and roughage requirements of the cricket, Acheta domesticus (L). The insects were fed purified diets for three weeks after hatching, weighed and the data statistically analyzed. It was shown that al...