Pengaruh Modifikasi Pakan Formula terhadap Aspek Biologi Ngengat Lilin Galleria mellonella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
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2021-09-15
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KOMISI NASIONAL SUMBER DAYA GENETIK
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The wax moth Galleria mellonella, a pest on honey comb, is also can be used as experimental insect to study biocontrol and as feed for birds. The aim of this research is to investigate the biological aspects of the wax moth on five formula diets to find a substitution of the expensive natural diets. Treatments consisted of five different diet formulas (A, B, C, D, and E) and natural honey comb as control. The result showed that the average life cycle on all formula diets ranged from 35.9 to 84.9 days, shorter than that on honey comb. Fecundity of female on diet formula reached 894-4565 eggs with fertility rate > 90%. The eggs hatched after 4-14 days of incubation period. The duration of larval and prepupal stages was shorter on formula diets than that on honey comb. Conversely the longevity on formula diets was greater than on natural diets. Adult longevity varied from 1 to 27 days, and male adults lived longer (11.8 days) than females (6.2 days). In general, all formula diets tested (except C) showed better effects than honey comb for mass rearing of G. mellonella. Diet formula E considered as the most suitable diet for mass rearing G. mellonella.
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Fecundity, fertility, life cycle, longevity, mortality