[Post-embryonic development of Ophyra aenescens (Wiedemann, 1830) (Diptera: Muscidae) with different diets, under laboratory conditions].
The performance of various diets (bovine meat, fish-sardine, shrimp, dog faeces, and banana) in Ophyra aenescens development was evaluated. The biology was studied in an incubator (BOD) at 27 +/- 1 degrees C and 80 +/- 10% of RH. The developmental time from larvae to adult, the developmental time and viability of larvae and pupae, the weight of pupae as well as the sex ratio of the emerging adults were also determined. Beef and shrimp were the more efficient diets for rearing O. aenescens.
Departamento de Biologia, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
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D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D004032:Diet; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009117:Muscidae / Q000254:growth & development*