Rearing Culicoides variipennis sonorensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) on Agar and Nematodes
- 1 January 1994
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Medical Entomology
- Vol. 31 (1) , 175-177
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jmedent/31.1.175
Abstract
Culicoides variipennis sonorensis Wirth & Jones was reared from egg to adult in petri dishes on a 0.5 or 1% agar substrate with bacterial-feeding nematodes (Pelodera, Panagrellus) as food. All larval stages except the first instar were observed attacking and feeding on nematodes. Developmental rate on agar was =25% slower than that of larvae reared in pans of water with bacteria, fungi, and algae as food. Pupation success was =75% from dishes (3.5 or 9 cm diameter) with 30 and 100 eggs, respectively. The technique has significant advantages for maintainance of small laboratory colonies and allows continuous observation of developing immatures for experimental studies.Keywords
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