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Improving the artificial diet for adult of seven spotted ladybird beetle Coccinella septempunctata L. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) with orthogonal design

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2017

Y. Cheng ,
J.R. Zhi ,
F.L. Li ,
W.H. Li  and
Y.H. Zhou
Y. Cheng
Affiliation:
Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University/Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory for Agricultural Pest Management of the Mountainous Region. Guizhou, Guiyang 550025, China Institute of Plant Protection, Guizhou Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guizhou, Guiyang 550006, China
J.R. Zhi*
Affiliation:
Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University/Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory for Agricultural Pest Management of the Mountainous Region. Guizhou, Guiyang 550025, China
F.L. Li
Affiliation:
Institute of Plant Protection, Guizhou Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guizhou, Guiyang 550006, China
W.H. Li
Affiliation:
Institute of Plant Protection, Guizhou Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guizhou, Guiyang 550006, China
Y.H. Zhou
Affiliation:
Institute of Plant Protection, Guizhou Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guizhou, Guiyang 550006, China
*
*Author for correspondence: Phone: +86-851-83855894 Fax: +86-851-88297955 Email: agr.jrzhi@gzu.edu.cn
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Abstract

In this study, an orthogonal array design with 16 factors at two levels (216) was performed to develop an artificial diet rearing the adults of seven spotted ladybird beetle Coccinella septempunctata. The parameters of weight gain and survival rate of adults, preoviposition period, fecundity and hatching rate of diet-fed adults were monitored. The 16 factors were included: pork liver, infant formula, sucrose, olive oil, yolk, corn oil, yeast powder, cholesterol, casein, casein hydrolysate, vitamin powder, 65% juvenile hormone III, protein powder, vitamin E, honey and pumpkin. Results indicated that pork liver, sucrose, yolk, yeast powder, juvenile hormone, pumpkin and honey were the main ingredients of the artificial diet contributing to weight gain and survival rate of adults, preoviposition period, fecundity and hatching rate. A follow-up fed with a selection of improved formulas confirmed the validity of the optimization as predicted by the orthogonal array analysis, indicating the usefulness of this method for selecting artificial diets for C. septempunctata. The weight gain and fecundity of adults reared on the improved artificial diet were 87.46 and 62.70% of those reared on Aphis craccivora; the survival rate and hatch rate were similar between the diet-fed and aphid-fed, while the preoviposition period was significantly shorter for C. septempunctata fed on the diet than on A. craccivora. The latter formula was superior to any formerly developed formulas and may thus have potential for the improved artificial diet mass rearing of C. septempunctata.

Keywords

Coccinella septempunctataartificial dietorthogonal designkey factordiet improvement
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 108 , Issue 3 , June 2018 , pp. 337 - 343
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