Diet nutriment and rearing density affect the growth of black blowfly larvae, Phormia regina (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 39-42

  Green, Paul W C ^a,b   Simmonds, Monique S J ^a   Blaney, Wally M ^b  

^a JODRELL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calliphoridae; Carbohydrate; Group rearing; Nutrition; Phormia regina; Protein

Indexed keywords

DIET; FLY; NUTRITION; REARING;

CALLIPHORIDAE; DIPTERA; LAMB; PHORMIA REGINA;

EID: 0037647573     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2003.008     Document Type: Article

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