An artificial light source influences mating and oviposition of black soldier flies, Hermetia illucens

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Zhang, Jibin ^a   Huang, Ling ^a   He, Jin ^a   Tomberlin, Jeffery K ^b   Li, Jianhong ^a   Lei, Chaoliang ^a   Sun, Ming ^a   Liu, Ziduo ^a   Yu, Ziniu ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

development; manure management; mass rearing; quartz iodine lamp

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; HERMETIA ILLUCENS; STRATIOMYIDAE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; FLY; LIGHT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; DIPTERA; FEMALE; LIGHT; MALE; OVIPOSITION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 79551618972     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1673/031.010.20201     Document Type: Article

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