Mauri Hickin
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Works (2)
Updated: April 11th, 2023 10:13
2022 journal article
Effects of Wolbachia elimination and B-vitamin supplementation on bed bug development and reproduction
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 12(1).
MeSH headings : Animals; Bedbugs; Dietary Supplements; Female; Nymph; Reproduction; Vitamin B Complex / pharmacology; Wolbachia
TL;DR:
In aposymbiotic bed bugs that were fed B-vitamins-supplemented blood, nymph development time, adult survivorship and hatch rate recovered to control levels, but adult size and egg number only partially recovered.
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open access via www.nature.com (publisher PDF)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger
(OpenAlex)
3. Good Health and Well-being
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Added: June 18, 2022
2021 journal article
Optimization of a Diet for the Greater Wax Moth (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) Using Full Factorial and Mixture Design
JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY, 114(3), 1091–1103.
Ed(s): L. Neven
author keywords: diet optimization; design of experiments; rearing
MeSH headings : Animals; Diet; Larva; Lepidoptera; Moths
TL;DR:
This study demonstrates the importance and efficiency of statistical DOE in guiding the optimization of insect diets to improve traits that represent the quality and fitness of the reared insects.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: April 7, 2021
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