mass rearing
Optimization of Mass Rearing Protocols of Yellow Fever Mosquito, Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)
... appropriate mass rearing system for the target insect is a pre-requisite for application of the sterile insect technique ...the mass rearing protocol for Aedes aegypti, systematic research was ...
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Optimization of Mass Rearing Methods for Anopheles arabiensis Larval Stages: Effects of Rearing Water Temperature and Larval Density on Mosquito Life History Traits
... Although much research has been devoted to examining the effect of ambient temperature on mosquito population dynamics (Paaijmans et al. 2010, Beck-Johnson et al. 2013, 2017) and distribution (Kashiwada and Ohta 2010, ...
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Establishment of a medium scale mosquito facility: optimization of the larval mass rearing unit for Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae)
... Aedes albopictus transmits many pathogens (mainly belonging to the family Flaviviridae), including dengue virus and chikungunya virus [1–3], as well as Zika virus [4], which has been linked to the rise in microcephaly ...
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Cost effective larval diet mixtures for mass rearing of Anopheles arabiensis Patton (Diptera: Culicidae)
... laboratory rearing, artificial larval diets are a mix of ingredients from animals, plants and ...Mosquito mass rearing requires cost-effective production and diet ingredients are the most costly ...
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Optimization of mosquito egg production under mass rearing setting: effects of cage volume, blood meal source and adult population density for the malaria vector, Anopheles arabiensis
... Efficient rearing methods and cost effective equipment which maximize egg production are essential to reliably produce the large quantity of sterile males for timely releases required for a successful area-wide ...
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COST EFFECTIVE MASS REARING OF THE ORIENTAL FRUIT FLY, BACTROCERA DORSALIS (HENDEL) ROUND THE YEAR
... Essential developmental and reproductive attributes of the Oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) were studied on five host fruits viz., mango (Mangifera indica), papaya (Carica papaya), guava (Psidium ...
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Quality Control of Mass Rearing of Egg Parasitoids of Yellow Rice Stem Borer Scirpophaga Incertulas Walker
... Among the three species of egg parasitoids of S. incertulas found, only T. japonicum could be mass reared on eggs of C. cephalonica. C. cephalonica eggs irradiated by 15 watts ultraviolet at least 28.48 minutes at ...
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Large scale Anopheles arabiensis egg quantification methods for mass rearing operations
... All statistical analyses were performed using Graph Pad software. A linear regression was performed between estimated egg weight and the actual number of eggs. Pearson correlation coefficient was calculated and tested ...
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Enhancements to the mass rearing cage for the malaria vector, Anopheles arabiensis for improved adult longevity and egg production
... laboratory rearing when females are blood-fed daily compared to every 2 or 4 ...a mass-rearing setting than collecting sufficient eggs on a single ...
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Does mosquito mass rearing produce an inferior mosquito?
... high rearing density and physi‑ cal manipulation, such as larvae and pupae separation) can influence the quality of males produced in mass‑rearing ...in mass production in the laboratory may ...
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Parasitizations Levels and Temperature Tolerance of Rice Bug (Leptocorisa oratorius Fabricius) Egg Parasitoids: Mass Rearing for Biological Control
... residue in the hulled rice, and in the environment. One less problematic control is using naturally occurring parasitoids to attack the rice bug eggs. The parasitoids that have been found in eggs of rice bugs include ...
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Colonisation and mass rearing: learning from others
... influence rearing conditions and insect quality, is inexpensive, globally available, and of consistent ...for mass-rear- ...day. Mass rearing diets have consisted of inexpensive ground dried ...
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Mass-rearing and storing codling moth larvae in diapause: a novel approach to increase production for sterile insect release
... The efficiency of the diapause induction system, the timing of emergence from diapause and the quality of the diapaused adults are compared to moths from standard production [r] ...
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Development of a mass rearing technique for the Tasmanian brown lacewing, Micromus tasmaniae Walker
... As a result, the laboratory rearing of beneficial insects encompasses three biological entities: the beneficial species, the insect host, and the plant host or artificial food.. Maintain[r] ...
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Modified artificial diet for rearing of tobacco budworm, Helicoverpa armigera using the Taguchi method and Derringer’s desirability function
... 2, mass rearing experiments were performed using selected 32 experimental trials, in combination of 16 factors at 2 ...for mass rearing using equations 1 and 2 in the case of "the bigger ...
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Establishment of a large semi field system for experimental study of African malaria vector ecology and control in Tanzania
... tion of a number of important disease-transmitting mosquito species has become possible [16-20]. Trans- genes have been identified that deliver effector molecules that substantially reduce the development of rodent ...
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BIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS OF TRICHOGRAMMA CHILONIS ISHII (TRICHOGRAMMATIDAE: HYMENOPTERA) FEEDING ON SITOTROGA CEREALELLA EGGS AT THREE CONSTANT TEMPERATURES
... Several factors affect the mass rearing of Trichogramma i.e., tempe- rature, relative humidity, photo- period and host eggs quality. The size of the host eggs could alter the size of the emerged wasp, which ...
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ECONOMIC REARING OF CHRYSOPERLA CARNEA (STEPHENS) (NEUROPTERA: CHRYSOPIDAE) IN INSECTARY
... Greer (1993) mentioned that cost benefit analysis allows the compa- rison of scientific projects in terms of cost, returns, time and success. The results achieved from the mass rearing system development ...
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Techniques to improve the maintenance of a laboratory colony of Nyssomyia neivai (Diptera: Psychodidae)
... Fifty eggs of Ny. neivai were placed in the center of a 250 mL plastic container. The lining of plaster of Paris in the container bottom was divided into four quadrants, and over each of them a specific diet was added on ...
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Costs of rearing the wrong sex: cross-fostering to manipulate offspring sex in tammar wallabies
... In our tammar wallaby population, it is difficult to untangle the importance of maternal local resource availability (e.g. LRC) and maternal body condition (e.g. TW) for offspring sex [13]. Females in the present study ...
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