Journal of Economic Entomology (1991) 84, 927-935

David B. Taylor, Jimmy C. Bruce and Rene Garcia (1991)
Gelled diet for screwworm Cochliomyia hominivorax (Diptera: Calliphoridae) mass production
Journal of Economic Entomology 84 (3), 927-935
Abstract: A rearing system based on a diet gelled with Water-Lock G-400, a synthetic superabsorbent (poly(2-propenamide-co-2-propenoic acid, sodium salt» (WL), was compared with the standard rearing system (liquid diet suspended in acetate fibers) for the mass production of screwworms, Cochliomyia hominivorax (Coquerel). The WL rearing system yielded 2% heavier pupae, 32% higher egg to pupa survival, and required 54% less diet and 88% less labor than the standard rearing system. Other advantages of the WL system include reduced susceptibility to sub-optimal environmental conditions and labor practices, and characteristics conducive to centralization and mechanization of rearing procedures.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
rearing/culturing/mass production

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Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Cochliomyia hominivorax