Open AccessPROGRESS REPORT ON OUTDOOR CULTURE AND HARVEST OF MIDGE (CHIRONOMIDAE: DIPTERA) LARVAE FOR FISH FOOD 1
Author(s) -
Alston Dallas E.,
Dendy J. S.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
proceedings of the annual meeting ‐ world mariculture society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.655
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1749-7345
pISSN - 0164-0399
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-7345.1974.tb00207.x
Subject(s) - chironomidae , midge , cottonseed meal , larva , chicken manure , fish meal , manure , corn meal , biology , fish <actinopterygii> , sugar , fish farming , food science , fishery , toxicology , zoology , agronomy , ecology , aquaculture , soybean meal , raw material
Chironomid larvae were cultured in 12, 1.25 m 2 plastic pools. For use as fertilizers, chicken manure, cottonseed meal, fish meal, and cow manure were tested separately. Chicken manure produced most economical yields. Larvae were harvested by flotation using a sugar solution.