title: Larval growth of Liosarcophaga dux Thompson (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) under uncontrolled indoor temperatures in Malaysia.
abstract: The larval growth of Liosarcophaga dux Thompson (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) was studied under varying indoor room temperatures in Malaysia. Five replicates were established. The immature growth of this species from first instar until adult emergence was 307.0+/-3.0 hours. The mean larval length measured for second instar, third instar, post-feeding stage and puparia were 6.5+/-0.5 mm (n=10), 11.8+/-3.7 mm (n=31), 12.7+/-0.8 mm (n=16), and 9.5+/-0.5 mm (n=15), respectively.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Agro Based Industry, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Malaysia. thevan@umk.edu.my
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Kumara
authors.forename: A Abu
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.forename: M R Che
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Salmah
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhupinder
mesh_terms: D000389:Air Conditioning; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva / Q000254:growth & development; D008296:Malaysia; D011679:Pupa / Q000254:growth & development; D058493:Sarcophagidae / Q000254:growth & development*; D013696:Temperature