Comparison of dried-leaf powder of host plants as a component of an artificial diet for the wild silkworm, Antheraea yamamai Guerin-Meneville (Lepidoptera : Saturniidae).
K. Sahara et al., Comparison of dried-leaf powder of host plants as a component of an artificial diet for the wild silkworm, Antheraea yamamai Guerin-Meneville (Lepidoptera : Saturniidae)., JPN J A ENT, 45(2), 2001, pp. 94-98
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology/Pest Control
Journal title
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED ENTOMOLOGY AND ZOOLOGY
Dried-leaf powder of six host plants, Quercus acuta, Q. dentata, Q. acutiss
ima, Q. serrata, Q. mongolica var, grosseserrata and Moulus pumila were eva
luated as components of an artificial diet for rearing the wild silkworm An
theraea yamamai. Small-scale rearing of 5 larvae and large-scale rearing of
20 larvae were conducted to compare the viability, growth speed and cocoon
quality With respects to the cocoon qualities, Q. m. var. grosseserrata an
d M. pumila were preferable components of the artificial diet. For rearing
of A. yamamai as an experimental animal, leaf powder of Q. m. var. grossese
rrata was a suitable component because it resulted in high survival rate, e
arlier maturation and decrease of abnormal pupae.