Effects of different diets and temperatures on larval growth of the white-spotted flower chafer, Protaetia brevitarsis (Kolbe) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

• DOI: 10.7852/ijie.2015.31.2.75
• Publication Date: 2016-04-05T08:40:01Z
• Authors: Hong Geun Kim; Kwan-Ho Park; Seokhyun Lee; Kyu-Won Kwak; Ji-Young Choi
• Keywords: Chaff; Ingredient

The white-spotted chafer, Protaetia brevitarsis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), is an economically important insect in Korea. Traditionally, it has been regarded as a medicine for preventing liver-related diseases and suppressing liver cancer. Recently, this beetle was enlisted temporal food ingredient by Korean Ministry of Food Drug Safety. Therefore, focused one the insects that are commercially reared sold As economic importance growing, suitable rearing conditions needed more detailed investigation. In study, we compared three temperature two additives, rice chaff soybean cake, its effects on body weight change third instar larvae P. brevitarsis. Temperature major environmental factor tremendous insects. additions, cake byproducts other agricultural activities. easy to get, price comparatively low. However, they still have meaningful amount nutrients. With four different kinds feed beetles, tracked 14 wk. We concluded 27.5℃ optimal rear among temperatures (25, 27.5, 30℃). Among feeds, conventional fermented oak saw dust with best larval gain during at 30 ℃ condition when feeds were same time.