Evaluation of encapsulated artificial diets for the In Vitro rearing of Chrysoperla carnea

• Main Authors: Hoda, Haddan, Hassan Zadeh, Mahmud, Shokri Marzangoo, Rajab, Rabi`i, Morteza, Kalantari, Morteza, Heydari, Hossein
• Format: Publication
• Language: Persian
• Published: Tehran (Iran) Plant Protection Research Institute 2009
• Subjects: ALIMENTOS ARTIFICIALES; Amol Biological Control Lab; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CHRYSOPERLA CARNEA; CONTROL BIOLOGICO; CONTROL DE PLAGAS; DIET; DIETA; ENEMIGOS NATURALES; ENNEMI NATUREL; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_16196; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_2261; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_24330; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_26813; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_30205; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_37563; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_5085; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_5726; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_7074; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_918; IN VITRO; LUTTE ANTIRAVAGEUR; LUTTE BIOLOGIQUE; NATURAL ENEMIES; PEST CONTROL; PESTS OF PLANTS; PLAGAS DE PLANTAS; RAVAGEUR DES PLANTES; REARING TECHNIQUES; REGIME ALIMENTAIRE; SIMULATED FOODS; SITOTROGA CEREALELLA; SUCCEDANE D'ALIMENT POUR HOMME; TECHNIQUE D'ELEVAGE; TECNICAS DE CRIANZA

An artificial diet for rearing Chrysoperla carnea larvae composed of easily acquired ingredients (5 g honey, 5 g sugar, 5 g yeast, 6 g yeast enzymatic hydrolysate, 1 g casein enzymatic hydrolysate, 10 g egg yolk and 68 ml distilled water) in two forms, paraffin capsules and Alginata-Chitosan capsules was evaluated. Three successive generations of C. carnea larvae were reared on paraffin capsules, the larval development took 12.5 d compared with 8.1 d by feeding on Sitotroga cerealella eggs and the pupal weight was 8.3 mg compared with 8.9 mg respectively. Few 1st- instar and 2nd- instar larvae fed on Alginate-Chitosan encapsulate diet. But 80% of 3rd _ instar larvae completed the development to the adult stage.