Table 3 Diet design for Cryptolaemus montrouzieri larvae
From: Genomic insight into diet adaptation in the biological control agent Cryptolaemus montrouzieri
Diet type | Protein sources | Processing | Code |
|---|---|---|---|
Invertebrate whole bodies | Mealybug Planococcus citri (Risso, 1813) | Live prey | MEALYBUG |
Pea aphid Megoura japonica (Matsumura) | Live prey | PEAAPHID | |
Larvae of yellow mealworm Tenebrio molitor Linnaeus, 1758 | Dry powder and solid medium | MEALWORM | |
Larvae of house fly Musca domestica Linnaeus, 1758 | Dry powder and solid medium | HOUSEFLY | |
Earthworms | Dry powder and solid medium | EARTHWORM | |
Pupae of honeybee Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758 | Dry powder and solid medium | HONEYBEE | |
Larvae of black soldier fly Hermetia illucens Linnaeus, 1758 | Dry powder and solid medium | SOLDIERFLY | |
Invertebrate eggs | Eggs of flour moth Ephestia cautella (Walker, 1863) | Frozen | FLOURMOTH |
Eggs of rice moth Corcyra cephalonica (Stainton, 1866) | Frozen | RICEMOTH | |
Cysts of brine shrimp Artemia salina (Linnaeus, 1758) | Medium | BRINESHRIMP | |
Vertebrate materials | Pork liver | Dry powder and solid medium | PORKLIVER |
Chicken egg | Solid medium | CHICKENEGG | |
Plant materials | Pollen of Brassica campestris Linnaeus | Solid medium | POLLEN |