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Development of Chemically-Defined Artificial Diet for Menochilus Sexmaculatus Fabr. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

Studies on the nutritional requirements of the ladybird Menochilus sexmaculatus were conducted with the objective to develope a chemicallydefined artificial diet suitable for the growth and development of larvae and adults of M. sexmaculatus The formulated diet was presented following the paraff...

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Main Author: H. Mustafa Majnu, Makhrani Sari Gintang
Format: Thesis
Language:English
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Published: 2002
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Beetles - Case studies
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spelling my.upm.eprints.106092024-04-26T03:02:19Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10609/ Development of Chemically-Defined Artificial Diet for Menochilus Sexmaculatus Fabr. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) H. Mustafa Majnu, Makhrani Sari Gintang Studies on the nutritional requirements of the ladybird Menochilus sexmaculatus were conducted with the objective to develope a chemicallydefined artificial diet suitable for the growth and development of larvae and adults of M. sexmaculatus The formulated diet was presented following the paraffin coating droplet technique. A diet of 1:3 dilution (1 part ingredients and 3 parts water) was used for feeding the first instar larvae, while 1:1 dilution was for later instars and adults. Studies on yeast requirement showed that 7 g yeast hydrolysate improved survivorship, growth performance and longevity of M. sexmaculatus. As such this amount of yeast was mixed with 2 g casein hydrolysate, 5.5 g sucrose and 15 ml distilled water in a paraffin-vaseline ratio of 2:1 to form the basic diet. In the study on amino acid requirements, 02 g of each of the 1O-essential amino acids was added to the basic diet either together or separately. In a similar study on vitamin requirements, 02 g of different vitamins were added to the basic diet either together or separately. Results showed that M. sexmaculatus required methionine and histidine for the longest longevity, and pantothenic acid for the highest survivorship. 2002-07 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10609/1/FP_2002_24.pdf H. Mustafa Majnu, Makhrani Sari Gintang (2002) Development of Chemically-Defined Artificial Diet for Menochilus Sexmaculatus Fabr. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Masters thesis, Universiti Putra Malaysia. Beetles - Case studies English
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H. Mustafa Majnu, Makhrani Sari Gintang
Development of Chemically-Defined Artificial Diet for Menochilus Sexmaculatus Fabr. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)
description Studies on the nutritional requirements of the ladybird Menochilus sexmaculatus were conducted with the objective to develope a chemicallydefined artificial diet suitable for the growth and development of larvae and adults of M. sexmaculatus The formulated diet was presented following the paraffin coating droplet technique. A diet of 1:3 dilution (1 part ingredients and 3 parts water) was used for feeding the first instar larvae, while 1:1 dilution was for later instars and adults. Studies on yeast requirement showed that 7 g yeast hydrolysate improved survivorship, growth performance and longevity of M. sexmaculatus. As such this amount of yeast was mixed with 2 g casein hydrolysate, 5.5 g sucrose and 15 ml distilled water in a paraffin-vaseline ratio of 2:1 to form the basic diet. In the study on amino acid requirements, 02 g of each of the 1O-essential amino acids was added to the basic diet either together or separately. In a similar study on vitamin requirements, 02 g of different vitamins were added to the basic diet either together or separately. Results showed that M. sexmaculatus required methionine and histidine for the longest longevity, and pantothenic acid for the highest survivorship.
format Thesis
author H. Mustafa Majnu, Makhrani Sari Gintang
author_facet H. Mustafa Majnu, Makhrani Sari Gintang
author_sort H. Mustafa Majnu, Makhrani Sari Gintang
title Development of Chemically-Defined Artificial Diet for Menochilus Sexmaculatus Fabr. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)
title_short Development of Chemically-Defined Artificial Diet for Menochilus Sexmaculatus Fabr. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)
title_full Development of Chemically-Defined Artificial Diet for Menochilus Sexmaculatus Fabr. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)
title_fullStr Development of Chemically-Defined Artificial Diet for Menochilus Sexmaculatus Fabr. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)
title_full_unstemmed Development of Chemically-Defined Artificial Diet for Menochilus Sexmaculatus Fabr. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)
title_sort development of chemically-defined artificial diet for menochilus sexmaculatus fabr. (coleoptera: coccinellidae)
publishDate 2002
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10609/1/FP_2002_24.pdf
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