Influence of resources on hermetia illucens. (diptera: Stratiomyidae) larval development

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 898-906

  Nguyen, Trinh T X ^a   Tomberlin, Jeffery K ^b   Vanlaerhoven, Sherah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

development time; food resource; forensic entomology; minimum postmortem interval; waste management

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; DIET; DIPTERA; EVALUATION; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; DIET; DIPTERA; FORENSIC SCIENCES; LARVA;

EID: 84880439052     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/ME12260     Document Type: Article

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