Rearing methods for the black soldier fly (diptera: Stratiomyidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 695-698

  Sheppard, D Craig ^a   Tomberlin, Jeffery K ^a   Joyce, John A ^a   Kiser, Barbara C ^a   Sumner, Sonya M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hermetia illucens; Insect based feedstuff; Manure digestion; Waste management

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; DIPTERA; HERMETIA; HERMETIA ILLUCENS; INSECTA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; STRATIOMYIDAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; FLY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSECT; LARVA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; DIPTERA; FEMALE; LARVA; MALE; OVIPOSITION; PUPA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 0036635538     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-39.4.695     Document Type: Article

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