Artificial media for rearing entomophages comprising cooked, who

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1996-07-16

1998-11-10

Saucier, Sandra E.

Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology

Differentiated tissue or organ other than blood, per se, or...

435348, 435390, 435391, 119 66, A01N 102, A01K 2900

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ABSTRACT:
An improved artificial diet or growth medium for rearing entomophages (predatory arthropods and parasitic insects). The growth medium is composed of a mixture of (a) an adherent, fibrous retention substrate, (b) a protein-lipid paste, and (c) a liquid, and provides nutrients in a stabilized form in amounts and proportions effective to support growth of entomophages. An exemplary formulation is a mixture of adherent, fibrous cooked whole egg, ground beef and beef liver protein-lipid paste, and water. The growth medium is suitable for mass production of entomophages at a reasonable cost for use as biological control agents, and is well suited for rearing entomophages that feed by the process of extra-oral digestion.

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