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http://dx.doi.org/10.7852/jses.2013.51.2.89

Effects of rearing density on food consumption, adult mortality and mean number of hatchlings of Gryllus bimaculatus (Orthoptera: Gryllidae)  

Park, Young-Kyu (Korea Beneficial Insects Lab. Co. Ltd.)
Lee, Hyung-Gun (Korea Beneficial Insects Lab. Co. Ltd.)
Choi, Young-Cheol (Applied Entomology Division, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA)
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Journal of Sericultural and Entomological Science / v.51, no.2, 2013 , pp. 89-94 More about this Journal
Abstract
The aim of the present study is to investigate food consumption, hatching periods, adult mortality, the mean number of hatchlings and ovipositional trend of Gryllus bimaculatus De Geer. The rearing and experiments were conducted in the rearing room ($28{\pm}2^{\circ}C$, $60{\pm}10%$RH). As the adult rearing density increased from 50 to 400, it did not affect the average daily food consumption of adult crickets which was $0.067{\pm}0.008$ g a day. However, the daily radish consumption decreased from 0.128 to 0.068 g per day. 95.8% of eggs hatched by the sixth day after the beginning of hatching. The average mortality of the adults gradually increased, and reached 93.9% by the 8th week. Total number of hatchlings per female was $172.2{\pm}10.6$ ($mean{\pm}SD$) in 200 females rearing cages, which was noticeably less than $248.8{\pm}17.8$ ($mean{\pm}SD$) in 100 females rearing cages. Sex ratio of the crickets given in the rearing cages did not affect both the number of hatchlings and ovipositon rate. Oviposition rate periodically fluctuated as progressed, and it reached 81.5% of the total oviposition by the $3^{rd}$ week since the beginning of ovipoisiton.
Keywords
Gryllus bimaculatus; Food consumption; Adult mortality; Rearing Density; Hatchlings; Oviposition rate;
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