TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of different diets on larval growth of Protaetia brevitarsis seulensis (Kolbe) (Coleoptera: Cetoniidae)
T2 - SHORT COMMUNICATION
AU - Kwon, Ohseok
PY - 2009/3
Y1 - 2009/3
N2 - The white-spotted flower chafer, Protaetia brevitarsis seulensis (Kolbe), is used as an important source of medicinal properties, such as anti-cancer activity and prevention of liver-related diseases, in Korea. To use this insect species without endangering wild populations, a mass rearing technique is needed. The present study was carried out to determine whether different diets can affect the larval growth of P. brevitarsis seulensis. Six different diets were investigated in the experiment, and the results showed that 20% rice straw with 80% oakwood sawdust was the best diet for larval growth of this beetle.
AB - The white-spotted flower chafer, Protaetia brevitarsis seulensis (Kolbe), is used as an important source of medicinal properties, such as anti-cancer activity and prevention of liver-related diseases, in Korea. To use this insect species without endangering wild populations, a mass rearing technique is needed. The present study was carried out to determine whether different diets can affect the larval growth of P. brevitarsis seulensis. Six different diets were investigated in the experiment, and the results showed that 20% rice straw with 80% oakwood sawdust was the best diet for larval growth of this beetle.
KW - Cetoniidae
KW - Diet composition
KW - Flower chafer
KW - Korea
KW - Larval growth
KW - Protaetia brevitarsis
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=62549160849&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/j.1748-5967.2009.00213.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1748-5967.2009.00213.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:62549160849
SN - 1748-5967
VL - 39
SP - 152
EP - 154
JO - Entomological Research
JF - Entomological Research
IS - 2
ER -
