A fresh liver agar substrate for rearing small numbers of forensically important blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae)
Journal of Medical Entomology
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Abstract
Forensically important calliphorids can be reared on a mixture of beef liver and agar. Small pieces of meat, especially fresh or frozen beef liver, will desiccate in 2–6 h, but this simple-to-make feeding substrate remains moist for at least 12 h at 25 and 30°C without desiccation, even in small (5 g) amounts. We determined the survivorship of small numbers of Chrysomya megacephala (F.) (first-instar larvae to adult eclosion) raised on 5 g of liver agar and fresh beef liver. We found that all larvae raised on 5 g of liver died due to desiccation, but survivorship on 5 g of liver agar was equivalent to that on larger (50 g) pieces of either liver agar or beef liver.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | A fresh liver agar substrate for rearing small numbers of forensically important blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) |
| Series title | Journal of Medical Entomology |
| DOI | 10.1603/ME13070 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Publication Date | May 01, 2014 |
| Year Published | 2014 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Entomological Society of America |
| Contributing office(s) | Southeast Ecological Science Center |
| Description | 3 p. |
| First page | 713 |
| Last page | 715 |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |