Agar and Carrageenan as Cost-Effective Gelling Agents in Yeast-Reduced Artificial Diets for Mass-Rearing Fruit Flies and Their Parasitoids

The development of cost-effective diets for mass-rearing fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) and their parasitoids in pest control programs based on the Sterile Insect Technique is a high priority worldwide. To this end, we tested carrageenan, agar, gelatin and two types of pregelatinized corn starch...

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Main Authors: Carlos Pascacio-Villafán, Larissa Guillén, Martín Aluja
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-02-01
Series:Insects
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/11/2/131