An improved artificial diet for Ectropis obliqua Prout (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) is described. Mean growth parameters of insects fed the diet demonstrated a higher level of pupation, a greater pupal weight, and a higher level of emergence from pupation as compared to those fed a commonly used general purpose diet. The feeding effect is similar to a diet containing tea powder. This improved artificial diet is suitable for E. obliqua used in research and allows for the addition of any monomeric compounds to assess impacts on E. obliqua growth or other parameters.
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3 August 2019
Improved Semipure Artificial Diet for Ectropis obliqua (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)
Yong Zhang,
YiRan Chen,
Chan Zhang,
TianYu Zhao,
YanHua Long,
YanZhuo Zhang,
YunQiu Yang
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Journal of Entomological Science
Vol. 54 • No. 3
July 2019
Vol. 54 • No. 3
July 2019
artificial diet
Ectropis obliqua
geometrid