Optimizing diet thickness and egg density for economic mass rearing of Ephestia kuehniella Zeller, 1879 (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae): A laboratory host for biological control agents

Optimizing diet thickness and egg density for economic mass rearing of Ephestia kuehniella Zeller, 1879 (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae): A laboratory host for biological control agents

Background: Mediterranean flour moth [Ephestia kuehniella Zeller, 1879 (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)] (MFM hereafter) is a significant pest of stored products, particularly flour and causes significant economic damages. However, its eggs are important laboratory host for mass rearing of biological contro...

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Main Authors: Mehmet Mamay, Havva Karakuş, Hamed A. Ghramh, Emine Çıkman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-10-01
Series:Journal of King Saud University: Science
Subjects:
Ephestia kuehniella
Mass rearing
Biological control
Laboratory host
Egg yield
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1018364722004578

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