Recycling larval rearing medium for Mediterranean fruit fly mass production: a preliminary experiment

In order to reduce the cost for mass rearing of the Mediterranean frit fly, Ceratitis capitata the possibility of reusing larval rearing media, was explored. Larval biomass production and flight ability index were the same as by the use of fresh medium, whereas the pupal weight was reduced and the a...

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Published inZeitschrift für Angewandte Entomologie Vol. 103
Main Authors Bruzzone N.D, Schwarz Gehrke A.J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 1987
Subjects
ceratitis
cria masiva
elevage en masse
mass rearing
nutricion
nutrition
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Summary:In order to reduce the cost for mass rearing of the Mediterranean frit fly, Ceratitis capitata the possibility of reusing larval rearing media, was explored. Larval biomass production and flight ability index were the same as by the use of fresh medium, whereas the pupal weight was reduced and the adult emergence per cent increased.
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ISSN:0044-2240