Título: Effect of the size of the pupae, adult diet, oviposition substrate and adult population density on egg production in Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae)
Autores: Pastor Monllor, Berta
Čičková, Helena
Kozánek, Milan
Martínez Sánchez, Ana Isabel
Takáč, Peter
Rojo Velasco, Santos
Fecha: 2013-11-29
2013-11-29
2011-10-03
Publicador: RUA Docencia
Fuente:
Tipo: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Tema: Diptera
Muscidae
Musca domestica
Housefly
Fecundity
Size of the pupae
Protein supplements
Substrate presentation
Substrate quality
Spatial requirements
Size of flies
Mass rearing
Zoología
Descripción: In order to enhance the mass production of the house fly, Musca domestica, five aspects of its oviposition biology were analyzed. Oviposition substrate and the manner of its presentation, the composition of the diet of the adults, size of the pupae and numbers of flies in a cage were identified as critical. Females preferred to lay eggs on a substrate which was presented within a shelter and with increased linear edges against which the flies could oviposit. Different types of oviposition substrate resulted in comparable yields of eggs. The presence of an oviposition attractant (ammonia) in the manure was found to have a potentially positive effect on female fecundity. Egg yield increased when two protein sources (yeast and milk) were included in the adult diet. However, flies fed a mixture of sugar and yeast laid over 50% fewer eggs than those fed the same proportion of sugar and milk. The fecundity of flies decreased with increase in the number of flies per cage, but the highest total number of eggs per cage was obtained when the flies were most crowded (14.2 cm3 per fly). The size of the pupae did not significantly affect egg production.
This study was funded by project LIFE-ECODIPTERA (LIFE05-ENV/E/000302) and partially by Alicante University (GRE09-27) and Generalitat Valenciana (GV/2011/039).
Idioma: Inglés

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