Development of Chemically-Defined Artificial Diet for Menochilus Sexmaculatus Fabr. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

• Main Author: H. Mustafa Majnu, Makhrani Sari Gintang
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2002
• Subjects: Beetles - Case studies
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10609/1/FP_2002_24.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10609/

Studies on the nutritional requirements of the ladybird Menochilus sexmaculatus were conducted with the objective to develope a chemicallydefined artificial diet suitable for the growth and development of larvae and adults of M. sexmaculatus The formulated diet was presented following the paraff...