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http://dx.doi.org/10.5656/KSAE.2007.46.3.385

Development of Economical Artificial Diets for Greater Wax Moth, Galleria mellonella (L.)  

Lee, Seung-Wook (Sesil Corporation)
Lee, Dong-Woon (Department of Applied Biology, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Sangju National University)
Choo, Ho-Yul (Department of Applied Biology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Gyeongsang National University)
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Korean journal of applied entomology / v.46, no.3, 2007 , pp. 385-392 More about this Journal
Abstract
This research was carried out to develop economical artificial diets of the greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella (L.). Diets were mixed with malt or sugar instead of whole honey for cheaper ones. fecundity, developmental period, pupation rate, emergence rate and adult longevity of G. mellonella depending on diet were examined. The head width and length of larvae were not significantly different among diets tested. However, the weight of larva was the heaviest, 255.5 mg, at 1/2 honey + 1/2 malt diet and lightest, 144.3 mg, at sugar diet. The weight of pupa was also the heaviest at 1/2 honey + 1/2 malt representing 196.7 mg. Larval period was the shortest at honey diet as 30.9 days but the longest at sugar diet as 36.5 days. Pupation and emergence rates were over 79.3% at all diets. The longevity of mated females was ranged from 6.3 to 8.0 days and those of mated males ranged from 7.9 to 11.2 days. The highest number of eggs, 1269, was obtained at sugar diet. Artificial diets replaced by rice bran, malt, and sucrose reduced costs compared with wheat bran plus honey diet. The cost of rice bran was only 10% of wheat bran. Honey was much more expensive than malt and sugar, that is 6 and 13 times, respectively.
Keywords
Artificial diet; Galleria mellonella; Honey; Sucrose; Rice bran;
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