Mixed Artificial Diets Enhance The Developmental And Reproductive Performance Of The Edible Grasshopper, Ruspolia Differens (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae)

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorMalinga, Geoffrey M.
dc.contributor.authorValtonen, Anu
dc.contributor.authorLehtovaara, Vilma J.
dc.contributor.authorRutaro, Karlmax
dc.contributor.authorOpoke, Robert
dc.contributor.authorNyeko, Philip
dc.contributor.authorRoininen, Heikki
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-03T20:33:29Z
dc.date.available2022-02-03T20:33:29Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractDiet mixing is a common feeding habit among polyphagous insect herbivores and is believed to be advantageous for performance-related factors like growth, survival and oviposition. However, relatively little is known about the influence of artificial diet or their mixtures on the performance of edible insects. We examined the effects of artificial diet mixtures on the developmental and reproductive performance (survival, developmental time, fresh adult weight and female fecundity) of an edible grasshopper, Ruspolia differens (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae). We raised individuals from eggs and reared newly hatched nymphs to adult stage on six different dietary treatments consisting of a single diet, and mixtures of two, three, five, six and eight artificial diets. More diversified diets resulted in shorter development time and greater adult fresh weight and female fecundity compared to the single diet or less diversified diets. Even with slight diet diversification, survival to adult stage was greatly improved. Overall, these results highlight the potential of diet mixtures in achieving maximum adult weights and female fecundity and shortening development time, information which could be used when designing mass-rearing programs for this edible grasshopper.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMalinga, G. M., Valtonen, A., Lehtovaara, V. J., Rutaro, K., Opoke, R., Nyeko, P., & Roininen, H. (2018). Mixed artificial diets enhance the developmental and reproductive performance of the edible grasshopper, Ruspolia differens (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae). Applied Entomology and Zoology, 53(2), 237-242.https://doi.org/10.1007/s13355-018-0548-xen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1860
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherApplied Entomology and Zoologyen_US
dc.subjectAfrican edible bush cricket · Captive rearing · Diet mixing · Insect farming · Mass rearingen_US
dc.titleMixed Artificial Diets Enhance The Developmental And Reproductive Performance Of The Edible Grasshopper, Ruspolia Differens (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae)en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Mixed Artificial Diets Enhance The Developmental And Reproductive.pdf
Size:
849.63 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Mixed Artificial Diets Enhance The Developmental And Reproductive Performance Of The Edible Grasshopper, Ruspolia Differens (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae)
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.71 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download
Collections
Medical and Health Sciences