Journal Article

Effect of the size of the pupae, adult diet, oviposition substrate and adult population density on egg production in Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae)

Čičková, Helena, Martínez-Sánchez, Anabel, Rojo, Santos, Takáč, Peter, Bionomía, Sistemática e Investigación Aplicada de Insectos Dípteros e Himenópteros, Kozánek, Milan, Pastor Monllor, Berta, Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Ciencias Ambientales y Recursos Naturales

2011

Overview

In order to enhance the mass production of the house fly, Musca domestica, five aspects of its oviposition biology were analyzed. Oviposition substrate and the manner of its presentation, the composition of the diet of the adults, size of the pupae and numbers of flies in a cage were identified as critical. Females preferred to lay eggs on a substrate which was presented within a shelter and with increased linear edges against which the flies could oviposit. Different types of oviposition substrate resulted in comparable yields of eggs. The presence of an oviposition attractant (ammonia) in the manure was found to have a potentially positive effect on female fecundity. Egg yield increased when two protein sources (yeast and milk) were included in the adult diet. However, flies fed a mixture of sugar and yeast laid over 50% fewer eggs than those fed the same proportion of sugar and milk. The fecundity of flies decreased with increase in the number of flies per cage, but the highest total number of eggs per cage was obtained when the flies were most crowded (14.2 cm3 per fly). The size of the pupae did not significantly affect egg production.

• Publisher: Czech Academy of Sciences. Institute of Entomology,Czech Entomological Society,Institute of Entomology,Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science
• Subject: AGE / AGRICULTURAL WASTES / AMMONIA / AMMONIAC / AMONIACO / ATRAYENTES / ATTRACTANTS / ATTRACTIF / AZUCAR / BODY MEASUREMENTS / CALIDAD / DECHET AGRICOLE / DENSIDAD DE LA POBLACION / DENSITE DE POPULATION / DESECHOS AGRICOLAS / DIET / DIETA / diptera / ECLOSABILIDAD DEL HUEVO / ECLOSABILITE / EDAD / EGG HATCHABILITY / Egg production / Eggs / ESTIERCOL / FARMYARD MANURE / Fecundity / FEMALES / FEMELLE / FERTILIDAD / FERTILITE / FERTILITY / FUMIER / GESTION DES DECHETS / HEMBRA / housefly / http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_15969 / http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_186 / http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_2261 / http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_2496 / http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_2810 / http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_2862 / http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_30566 / http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_34763 / http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_349 / http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_4826 / http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_5454 / http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_5462 / http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_6112 / http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_6259 / http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_6374 / http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_6400 / http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_6510 / http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_705 / http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_7498 / http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_8288 / http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_8349 / http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_8480 / http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_8488 / http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_8683 / http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_980 / Influence / Insects / LAIT / LECHE / LEVADURA / LEVURE / MANEJO DE DESECHOS / Manures / mass rearing / MEDICION DEL CUERPO / MENSURATION CORPORELLE / MILK / Mortality / MUSCA DOMESTICA / muscidae / OVA / OVIPOSICION / OVIPOSITION / OVULE / OVULO / PERFORMANCE DE REPRODUCTION / PESO / POIDS / PONTE / POPULATION DENSITY / protein supplements / PROTEINAS / PROTEINE / PROTEINS / PUPA / PUPAE / PUPE / QUALITE / QUALITY / REGIME ALIMENTAIRE / RENDEMENT / RENDIMIENTO / REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE / Reproductive system / REPRODUCTIVIDAD / size of flies / size of the pupae / spatial requirements / substrate presentation / substrate quality / Substrates / SUCRE / SUGAR / VOLUME / VOLUMEN / WASTE MANAGEMENT / WEIGHT / YEASTS / YIELDS