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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"Artificial diet"”.

  1. Changes in the growth and food utilization of the cabbage looper Trichoplusia Ni (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) after consumption of an artificial diet incorporating the non-protein amino acid L-canavanine

    Binder, Bradley F.

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  2. Changes in the growth and food utilization of the cabbage looper Trichoplusia Ni (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) after consumption of an artificial diet incorporating the non-protein amino acid L-canavanine

    Binder, Bradley F.

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  3. The use of ULVA as a feed supplement in the development of an artificial diet and feeding regimes to produce export quality roe from the sea urchin Tripneustes gratilla (Linnaeus)

    Cyrus, Mark DigbyDepartment of Biological Sciences2013

    … high quality, costeffective, gonad-conditioning diet that can produce large, marketable quality gonads. The aim of this research was to determine whether Ulva supplementation would improve palatability, consumption and digestibility of an artificial feed administered to T. gratilla and optimise …

    cape-town Repository record

  4. Ingestion Rates of Five Species of Pacific Northwest Echinoderm Larvae on Natural and Artificial Particles

    Fox, Colleen Anne2013

    … by assigning larvae to three natural and one artificial diet in the laboratory. The natural algal diets included Dunaliella tertiolecta, Isochrysis galbana and Rhodomonas sp. The artificial diet used was a 10-fold diluted artificial feed made from the concentrate of Ziegler E-Z Larval diet. …

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  5. Molecular and biological characterization of novel isolates of Plutella xylostella granulovirus found in Kenya

    Woodward, David ThomasUniversity of Greenwich2005

    … and compared in P. xylostella larvae reared on artificial diet. Optimal production of PlxyGV occlusion bodies (occluded virus, OB) was observed in larvae reared in isolation rather than communally. Incorporation of a juvenile hormone analogue in the artificial diet increased OB production seven …

    greenwich

  6. Aspects of Bowfin and Northern Sunfish Biology and Ecology

    Sanderson-Kilchenstein, David2015

    … the acceptance of a commercial and a handmade artificial diet. The 55 bowfin did not respond well to captivity: no breeding was observed and most fish lost weight, but they lost significantly less weight on the handmade artificial diet (P = 0.007). Low-intensity culture of bowfin may not be …

    brockport Repository record

  7. ΒΙΟΛΟΓΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΣΥΜΠΕΡΙΦΟΡΑ ΣΤΟ ΕΡΓΑΣΤΗΡΙΟ ΤΟΥ CHAETORELLIA AUSTRALIS HERING (DIPTERA, TEPHRITIDAE), ΕΧΘΡΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΖΙΖΑΝΙΟΥ CENTAUREA SOLSTITIALIS L. (ASTERALES, ASTERACEAE), ΜΕ ΕΜΦΑΣΗ ΣΤΗ ΣΥ...

    Πιτταρά, ΕιρήνηΑριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης (ΑΠΘ)1988

    … REARED FOR UP TO 2 GENERATIONS ON AN ARTIFICIAL DIET. SOME BIOLOGICAL DATA OF ADULTS REARED FROM THAT DIET ARE GIVEN. IN THE LABORATORY IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE FEMALES, IMMEDIATELY AFTER OVIPOSITION, DRAG THEIR OVIPOSITOR ON THE HEAD SURFACE DEPOSITING A WATER-SOLUBLE …

    greece Repository record

  8. HIDE AND SEEK: AN EXPLORATION OF ANTIPREDATOR AND PREDATOR AVOIDANCE MECHANISMS IN ORTHOPODOMYIA SIGNIFERA IN RESPONSE TO PREDATION FROM TOXORHYNCHITES RUTILUS

    Dahlberg, Nathaniel2023

    … signifera</em> when exposed to a natural and artificial diet was compared. Diet was not a factor, however, <em>Or. signifera</em> had significantly longer handling time and fewer 2<sup>nd</sup> strikes in comparison with <em>Ae. albopictus</em>. The third hypothesis was inconclusive as the …

    usm Repository record

  9. Effects of resveratrol on development of three lepidopteran species varying in diet breadth

    Dixon, Jacob I.University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign2019

    … do not encounter resveratrol in their natural diets. In this study, I examined the effects of resveratrol on growth and development of three species of lepidopterans: the navel orangeworm Amyelois transitella (Pyralidae), a nut-feeding generalist with several hostplants that produce …

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  10. Effects of Nutrients and Minerals on Growth and Detoxification in Phytophagous Insects

    Green, Ellen SamanthaUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign2015

    … insects to utilize a hostplant. One way dietary deficiencies of these compounds may reduce insect performance is by affecting activities of detoxification enzymes, thereby altering susceptibility to host plant allelochemicals. In this study I examined the influence of antioxidant …

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  11. Reproductive Manipulation and Larval Rearing Techniques of Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens)

    Tompkins, Keith BrianVirginia Tech1999

    … of yellow perch broodstock exposed to a 6-month, artificial photothermal cycle and injected with LHRHa and pimozide to induce spawning. The mean gonadosomatic index for manipulated females was 24.2% and the mean fertility of eggs from manipulated females was 26.5%. The fertilization rate was …

    vt Repository record

  12. Understanding molecular events during barley aphid interactions

    Escudero Martinez, Carmen MariaUniversity of Dundee2018

    … a host-, poor-host/non-host plant, or to an artificial diet, and predicted aphid effector genes, essential for parasitism, were expressed regardless of the type of interaction.<br/><br/>Focusing on aphid effectors, we characterized 4 putative orthologous effector pairs from R. padi and M. …

    dundee Repository record

  13. A Comparative Study of Medicago truncatula Transcriptomes as They Relate to Saponin Defenses Against Insect Pests

    Rogers, Audra Mae2017

    … extract was topically applied to insect artificial diet at a gradient of concentrations. Contradictory to previous reports, no inhibition of growth of insects on diet containing saponin extract or no statistical differences in key fitness indicators were detected.</p> <p>Wounding by …

    arkansas Repository record

  14. Evaluation of the potential of Pteromalus puparum (L.) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) for suppression of the imported cabbageworm and parasitism of the diamondback moth

    Lasota, Joan AnnVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University1985

    … 30 to 60 larvae per 70±10 g on a high wheat germ artificial diet. Pupae from the lowest density were larger in length and weight than those reared at the two higher densities, and all laboratory-reared pupae were smaller than either normal or parasitized field pupae.

    vt Repository record

  15. Studies on the influence of different diets and rearing conditions on the development and growth of the two-spotted cricket Gryllus bimaculatus de Geer

    EL-Damanhouri, Hassan Ibraik HassanUniversität Bayreuth

    •The effect of rearing conditions and different diets on larvae and adults of the two-spotted cricket, Gryllus bimaculatus de Geer (Orthoptera: Gryllidae), was studied. •The percent increase in body and ovary mass of adult females reared under crowded conditions was higher than that of those reared …

    bayreuth Repository record

  16. A comparison of the insecticidal properties of New Zealand native and other plants

    Vasanthaverni, S.Lincoln University1997

    … antifeedant activity against LBAM and TAW, using artificial diet squares in a two-way choice test. A feeding index (FI = (C-T / C+ T) X 100) was used, in which C = the mean weight of control squares eaten and T = the mean weight of treated squares eaten. 13 plant extracts had strong antifeeding …

    lincoln Repository record

  17. Life history studies of the old house borer, Hylotrupes bajulus (L.) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)

    Cannon, Kevin FrancisVirginia Tech1982

    … reared from egg to adult in 9-11 months on an artificial diet. An oligidic diet was developed and was composed of ground host tissue (southern yellow pine, Pinus spp.), purified cellulose, agar, and basic nutrients. This diet provided an adequate physical and nutritional environment as noted in …

    vt Repository record

  18. Molecular characterisation of the vibrio midae SY9 extra cellular alkaline serine protease and its role in the previously observed probiotic effect on the growth of Haliotis midae

    Huddy, Robert JohnDepartment of Molecular and Cell Biology2010

    … (2005) showed that H. midae fed a high protein artificial diet, ABFEED(R) S34, supplemented with the bacterium Vibrio midae SY9 have enhanced digestion, growth and immune responses. Probiotic microorganisms are thought to function in a variety of ways, which include the secretion of …

    cape-town Repository record

  19. Transfer and Distribution of Cantharidin within Selected Members of Blister Beetles (Coleoptera: Meloidae) and Its Probable Importance in Sexual Behaviour

    Nikbakhtzadeh, Mahmood RezaUniversität Bayreuth

    … into meloids’ body by injection, mixed with artificial diet or floating the beetles’ internal organs in Ringer and D2C solution. All samples were analysed by GC-MS, but because of the approximate coelution of cantharidin and D2C, their exact measurement via normal MS seemed to be very …

    bayreuth Repository record

  20. Facultative mutualism between the navel orangeworm Amyelois transitella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) and Aspergillus flavus

    Bush, Daniel SUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign2016

    … weight for navel orangeworms were measured on an artificial potato dextrose agar (PDA) diet containing almond meal, in the presence and absence of the furanocoumarins xanthotoxin and bergapten, which occur in some fruit hostplant species. In the absence of furanocoumarins, larvae reached adulthood …

    uiuc Repository record

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