Basic Studies Aiming at <i>Orius minutus</i> (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) Mass-Rearing
This study presented biological and economic data for the mass-rearing of <i>Orius minutus</i> in Korea. Simplifying the mass-rearing process through an alternative diet and an artificial oviposition substrate is a prerequisite for enhancing the usability of this insect as a biological c...
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| description | This study presented biological and economic data for the mass-rearing of <i>Orius minutus</i> in Korea. Simplifying the mass-rearing process through an alternative diet and an artificial oviposition substrate is a prerequisite for enhancing the usability of this insect as a biological control agent. We compare the hatch rate of <i>O. minutus</i> eggs deposited on a plant substrate with that of eggs deposited on two artificial substrates, cork sheets and rubber. The results indicate that cork sheet is the most cost-effective artificial oviposition substrate for the mass-rearing of <i>O. minutus</i>. We also examine five feeding treatments that included two types of brine shrimp eggs and eggs of <i>Ephestia cautella</i> to compare the number of eggs laid in the fifth generation. We found no significant difference between the two treatment groups; 61.3 eggs were laid in the treatment group fed iron-coated brine shrimp and moth eggs, and 67.4 eggs were laid in the control group. The plant-free model developed in our study can reduce rearing costs by 70.5% compared to the conventional mass-rearing model. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0724c9cb06934cfab8f645d8ae15a91c2023-11-23T14:10:25ZengMDPI AGInsects2075-44502022-01-011317710.3390/insects13010077Basic Studies Aiming at <i>Orius minutus</i> (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) Mass-RearingHye-Jeong Jun0Kyoung-Su Kim1Eun-Hye Ham2Institute for Bioresources, Osangkinsect Co., Ltd., Guri 11921, KoreaDivision of Bioresource Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, KoreaInstitute for Bioresources, Osangkinsect Co., Ltd., Guri 11921, KoreaThis study presented biological and economic data for the mass-rearing of <i>Orius minutus</i> in Korea. Simplifying the mass-rearing process through an alternative diet and an artificial oviposition substrate is a prerequisite for enhancing the usability of this insect as a biological control agent. We compare the hatch rate of <i>O. minutus</i> eggs deposited on a plant substrate with that of eggs deposited on two artificial substrates, cork sheets and rubber. The results indicate that cork sheet is the most cost-effective artificial oviposition substrate for the mass-rearing of <i>O. minutus</i>. We also examine five feeding treatments that included two types of brine shrimp eggs and eggs of <i>Ephestia cautella</i> to compare the number of eggs laid in the fifth generation. We found no significant difference between the two treatment groups; 61.3 eggs were laid in the treatment group fed iron-coated brine shrimp and moth eggs, and 67.4 eggs were laid in the control group. The plant-free model developed in our study can reduce rearing costs by 70.5% compared to the conventional mass-rearing model.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/13/1/77artificial oviposition substrateiron-coated brine shrimp eggs<i>Orius minutus</i>plant-free rearingzoophytophagy |
| spellingShingle | Hye-Jeong Jun Kyoung-Su Kim Eun-Hye Ham Basic Studies Aiming at <i>Orius minutus</i> (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) Mass-Rearing Insects artificial oviposition substrate iron-coated brine shrimp eggs <i>Orius minutus</i> plant-free rearing zoophytophagy |
| title | Basic Studies Aiming at <i>Orius minutus</i> (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) Mass-Rearing |
| title_full | Basic Studies Aiming at <i>Orius minutus</i> (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) Mass-Rearing |
| title_fullStr | Basic Studies Aiming at <i>Orius minutus</i> (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) Mass-Rearing |
| title_full_unstemmed | Basic Studies Aiming at <i>Orius minutus</i> (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) Mass-Rearing |
| title_short | Basic Studies Aiming at <i>Orius minutus</i> (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) Mass-Rearing |
| title_sort | basic studies aiming at i orius minutus i hemiptera anthocoridae mass rearing |
| topic | artificial oviposition substrate iron-coated brine shrimp eggs <i>Orius minutus</i> plant-free rearing zoophytophagy |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/13/1/77 |
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