Rearing of sweet potato leaf worm, Aedia leucomelas linne, on an artificial diet
2006
Tsuda, K.(Kagoshima Univ. (Japan). Faculty of Agriculture) | Higashinaka, S. | Sakamaki, Y. | Inoue, H
In order to develop a mass rearing method for the sweet potato leaf worm, several artificial diets were compared. The leafworm larvae were reared successfully on artificial diets containing a powder of dried sweet potato leaves and INSECTA F- II (NIPPON NOSAN Co. Ltd.) at 3:7. Dried leaves prepared using a microwave oven were the most suitable for the artificial diet of the leafworm. To save on preparation time, artificial diets containing leaf paste leaf and leaf extract were investigated. The leafworm larvae were reared successfully on an artificial diet made from leaf extract and INSECTA F- II. However artificial diets containing leaf paste or a mixture of leaf paste and extract were not suitable for the leafworm.
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