Rearing the larvae of the blowfly Chrysomya chloropyga (Wiedemann) (Diptera, Calliphoridae) on oligidic diets

Leal, Tânia T. de Souza; Prado, Ângelo Pires do; Antunes, Aloisio José

doi:10.1590/S0101-81751982000100006

Abstract

The growth of Chrysomya chloropyga (Wiedemann) larvae was compared on three different oligidic diets and mice carcass. The following performances in terms of gain in body weight were obtained: mice carcass (61.5 mg), whole dried milk plus whole dried egg (56.5 mg), whole dried milk plus casein (56 mg) and whole dried milk (55 mg). The period of most rapid growth was also different for each dietary media. This is the first time C. chloropyga has been reared on oligidic diets.

Rearing the larvae of the blowfly Chrysomya chloropyga (Wiedemann) (Diptera, Calliphoridae) on oligidic diets

Tânia T. de Souza Leal^I; Ângelo Pires do Prado^II; Aloisio José Antunes^I

^IFaculdade de Engenharia de Alimentos, Universidade Estadual de Campinas

^IIDepartamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas

ABSTRACT

The growth of Chrysomya chloropyga (Wiedemann) larvae was compared on three different oligidic diets and mice carcass. The following performances in terms of gain in body weight were obtained: mice carcass (61.5 mg), whole dried milk plus whole dried egg (56.5 mg), whole dried milk plus casein (56 mg) and whole dried milk (55 mg). The period of most rapid growth was also different for each dietary media. This is the first time C. chloropyga has been reared on oligidic diets.

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Guimarães, f. H., A. P. do Prado & G. M. Buralli, 1980. Dispersal and distribution of three newly introduced species of Chrysomya Robineau-Des-voidy in Brazil (Diptera, Calliphoridae). Ibid. 23 (4):245-255.

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1982

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[1] Association of Official Analytical Chemists. 1980. Official methods of analysis. 13. Ed.

[2] Brust, M. & G. Fraenkel, 1955. The nutritional requirements of the larvae of a blowfly, Phormia regina (Meig.). Phys. Biol. 28:186-204.

[3] Cuthbertson, A., 1933. The habits and life histories of some Diptera in southern Rhodesia. Proc. Rhod. Sci. Ass. 32:81-111.

[4] Guimarães, J. H., A. P. do Prado & A. X. Linhares, 1978. Three newly introduced blowfly species in southern Brazil (Diptera, Calliphoridae). Revta bras. Ent. 22 (1):53-60.

[5] Imbiriba, A. S., D. T. Izutami, I. T. Milhoretto & E. Luz, 1978. Introdução de Chrysomya chloropyga (Wiedemann, 1818) na região neotropical (Diptera, Calliphoridae). Arqos Biol. Tec. 20:35-39.

[6] Singh, P., 1977. Artificial foods for the batfly Mystacinobia zelandica Holloway (Diptera, Calliphoridae). N. Z. J. Zool. 4 (3):331.

[7] Smit, B., 1931. A study of the sheep blowflies of South Africa. Onderstepoort J. Vet. anim. Ind. 17: 299-421.

[8] Stoffolano, f. G., Jr., 1974. Influence of diapause and diet on the development of the gonads and accessory reproductive glands of the black blowfly Phormia regina (Meig.). Can. J. Zool. 52:981.

[9] Ullyett, G. C, 1950. Competition for food and allied phenomena in sheep blowfly populations. Phil. Trans, r. Soc. Lond. 234:77-174.