A cellulose fiber-based diet for screwworm (Diptera: Calliphoridae) larvae

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 241-245

  Chaudhury, M F ^a   Skoda, S R ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellulose fiber; Larval diet; Rearing; Screwworm; Spray dried blood

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID RESIN; CARBOPOL 940; CELLULOSE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DRUG EFFECT; EGG LAYING; FLY; INSECT; LARVA; LONGEVITY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACRYLIC RESINS; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CELLULOSE; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DIPTERA; LARVA; LONGEVITY; OVIPOSITION; PUPA;

CALLIPHORIDAE; COCHLIOMYIA HOMINIVORAX; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 33947257809     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493(2007)100[241:ACFDFS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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