Artificial diets for the production of natural enemies (predators and parasitoids) of greenhouse pest insects
Contribuinte(s) |
IRTA. Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries Comissió de les Comunitats Europees |
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Data(s) |
09/11/2007
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Resumo |
The aim of this contract was to finalise in vitro rearing on artificial diets of entomophagous insects useful to control insect pests mainly in greenhouses through an analytical and rational approach. The work focuses on the development and optimisation of artificial diets for one coccinellid (Harmonia axyridis), two heteropteran predators (Orius laevigatus, Dicyphus tamaninii), and a braconid parasitoid of aphids (Aphidius ervi). The definition of the artificial diets was based on biochemical analyses of their natural food (aphids) or substitution food for the predators (Ephestia kuehniella eggs). Reliable quality control parameters of the entomophages produced were used in order to adjust dietary composition and formulation of the different diets tested. |
Formato |
3 p. 112249 bytes application/pdf |
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Idioma(s) |
eng |
Direitos |
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Palavras-Chave | #Plagues -- Control biològic |
Tipo |
info:eu-repo/semantics/report |