Population rejuvenation of massrearing Scleroderma guani
Author of the article:DAI Ping-Li1,2;XU Zhi-Qiang1
Author's Workplace:1. Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100094, China; 2. Institute of Apicultural Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
Key Words: Scleroderma guani;population rejuvenation; rate of successful parasitism; breeding effect
Abstract:The breeding effect decreased after several generations in rearing Scleroderma guani Xiao et Wu by using the pupa of the yellow mealworm, Tenebrio molitor. The main reason included using the same kind of host, inbreeding and lower