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Faeces feeding by adult Phormia regina (Diptera: Calliphoridae): impact on reproduction
Author(s) -
STOFFOLANO JOHN G.,
LI MEIFANG,
SUTTON JAMES A.,
YIN CHIHMING
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
medical and veterinary entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1365-2915
pISSN - 0269-283X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1995.tb00010.x
Subject(s) - phormia regina , biology , calliphoridae , feces , reproduction , zoology , sugar , ecology , larva , food science
resh beef liver, sugar, and five different types of faeces were evaluated as supportive diets for egg development in the blowfly Phormia regina . Females on a sugar diet were unable to develop follicles beyond stage 3, whereas liver proved to be the best diet for complete egg maturation. Some faecal diets were unable to support egg maturation when fed upon for a short period of time; however, longer periods of feeding produced complete egg maturation. The necessity to feed for longer periods of time in order to produce eggs on most of these diets was attributed to their low protein content. Males, in a shorter period of time than females, obtained enough protein from faeces to activate the neuroendocrine system involved in mating.