ScienceAsia 14 (1988): 041-050 |doi: 10.2306/scienceasia1513-1874.1988.14.041

EFFECTS OF FOOD AND MEDIA ON EGG PRODUCTION, GROWTH AND SURVIVORSHIP OF FLIES (DIPTERA : CALLIPHORIDAE, MUSCIDAE AND SARCOPHAGIDAE)

NOUWARATN SUKHAPANTH^a, E. SUCHART UPATHAM^a AND CHITAPA KETAVAN^b

ABSTRACT: The effects of three types of food: mixed synthetic medium, fresh meat soaked in water, and mixed synthetic medium with fresh meat soaked in water, were tested on egg production, growth and survivorship of three species of synanthropic flies (Chrysomyia megacephala Fabr, Musca domestica L. and Parasarcophaga ruficornis Fabr.) under laboratory conditions (27 4 ^oC and 78 4% RH). Egg production by females, growth, and survivorship of developmental stages and adults varied significantly between groups raised on different foods. Growth and reproduction were highest in flies fed with combined mixed synthetic medium andfresh meat soaked in water. The combined medium appears to be best for rearing large numbers of flies for experimental purposes.

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a. Center for Applied Malacology and Entomology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
b. Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand.

Received 24 January 1986