Energy Sources during Embryogenesis of the Yellow Mealworm, Tenebrio molitor
- 1 July 1965
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Annals of the Entomological Society of America
- Vol. 58 (4) , 543-546
- https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/58.4.543
Abstract
During embryonic development of the yellow mealworm, Tenebrio molitor L., glycogen is the main source of energy. Its loss, which occurs during most of this period, averages 2.42 mg/100 eggs, which is 51.5% of the available supply. The loss of free fat, 0.41 mg/100 eggs, occurs during the later part of the period and represents only 10.3% of the initial amount. Total weight loss, 7.28 mg/100 eggs, can be explained by the loss of water, free fat, and glycogen.Keywords
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