Growth and Development Parameters for Acheta domesticus1,2

Patton, R. L.

doi:10.1093/aesa/71.1.40

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“…The development time of house crickets in our study varied substantially between the control diet (7 weeks) and the low protein, high fat diet (24 weeks). On the high protein, high fat and their control diet these values were similar as reported in literature (4.5–11.5 weeks), but development was strongly prolonged on the other diets [ 2 , 40 , 50 – 52 ]. Furthermore, survival rates can be considered low in this species on all diets, with the possible exception of their control diet (55%).…”

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Feed Conversion, Survival and Development, and Composition of Four Insect Species on Diets Composed of Food By-Products

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A large part of the environmental impact of animal production systems is due to the production of feed. Insects are suggested to efficiently convert feed to body mass and might therefore form a more sustainable food and/or feed source. Four diets were composed from by-products of food manufacturing and formulated such as to vary in protein and fat content. These were offered to newly hatched Argentinean cockroaches, black soldier flies, yellow mealworms, and house crickets. The first two species are potentially interesting as a feed ingredient, while the latter two are considered edible for humans. Feed conversion efficiency, survival, development time, as well as chemical composition (nitrogen, phosphorus, and fatty acids), were determined. The Argentinean cockroaches and the black soldier flies converted feed more efficiently than yellow mealworms, and house crickets. The first two were also more efficient than conventional production animals. On three of the four diets yellow mealworms and house crickets had a feed conversion efficiency similar to pigs. Furthermore, on the most suitable diet, they converted their feed as efficiently as poultry, when corrected for edible portion. All four species had a higher nitrogen-efficiency than conventional production animals, when corrected for edible portion. Offering carrots to yellow mealworms increased dry matter- and nitrogen-efficiency and decreased development time. Diet affected survival in all species but black soldier flies, and development time was strongly influenced in all four species. The chemical composition of Argentinean cockroaches was highly variable between diets, for black soldier flies it remained similar. The investigated species can be considered efficient production animals when suitable diets are provided. Hence, they could form a sustainable alternative to conventional production animals as a source of feed or food.

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Feed Conversion, Survival and Development, and Composition of Four Insect Species on Diets Composed of Food By-Products

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“…within the exponential part of the growth curve, during which growth is fastest and which has been suggested for short-term nutrition studies (Patton, 1978).…”

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“…Several studies have been done on food consumption and growth in Adomesticus at various life stages; e.g. by Crossley & Van Hook (1 970) on adult males, Lipsitz & McFarlane (1 97 1) on nymphs in the last two instars, and Patton (1978) on the whole of nymphal life and early adulthood. None of these studies, however, related food use to social situation.…”

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Influence of social situation on food consumption and growth in nymphs of the house cricket, Acheta domesticus

Watler

1982

Physiological Entomology

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Grouped nymphs of Acheta domesticus L. (Orth., Gryllidae), which mature faster than isolated ones (Chauvin, 1958), consumed more food per milligram of body weight and converted it to body tissue more efficiently than did isolated nymphs, during the fifth and sixth instars. Grouped nymphs, usually had fewer instars than isolated ones. Feeding and growth rates did not decline after isolation part-way through development. Previously isolated females, paired at 25 days, matured as rapidly as females paired throughout development, but isolated males paired at 25 days matured no faster than males which remained isolated. Nymphs paired with an older cricket gained weight as fast as nymphs in same-age pairs in early instars, but their rate of weight gain declined in later instars, and their maturation was slower. However, all females, and males paired with older males, were heavier at emergence as adults than were adults from same-age pairs. When grouped with both an older cricket and one of the same age, females developed at normal rates, but males still showed some retardation.

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“…The house cricket, Acheta domesticus (Orthoptera: Gryllidae) is omnivorous, cosmopolitan, and easily reared under constricted conditions (Patton, 1978). This species can be regarded as one of the best model study species because of several characteristics, such as absence of diapause, gradual metamorphosis, hardiness, ease of handling, and the availability of an inexpensive and easily administered diet (Clifford et al, 1977).…”

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The role of a novel Wo l b a c h i a (Rickettsiales: Anaplasmataceae) synthetic peptide, WolFar, in regulating prostaglandin levels in the hemolymph of Acheta domesticus (Orthoptera: Gryllidae)

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Prostaglandins and other eicosanoids are known as regulating agents for cellular immune responses to pathogen threats in an insect's hemolymph. A novel synthetic peptide, WolFar, was customized from a conserved region of the Wolbachia surface protein (WSP), isolated from an economically important endoparasitoid species, Fopius arisanus. WolFar consists of nine amino acids (SYY VRL QYN) and was tested on the house cricket, Acheta domesticus. Three concentrations of peptides, 0.83 mmol/L (100%), 0.63 mmol/L (75%), and 0.42 mmol/L (50%), were injected and observed for 72 h. The regulation of prostaglandin E 2 (PGE 2 ) in the hemolymph of A. domesticus was determined using ELISA and by observation of nodules in the internal system of A. domesticus. The results showed that there were significant increases in PGE 2 in response to peptide injection at 24, 48, and 72 h after treatment. Furthermore, higher concentrations of peptide were directly proportional to the level of PGE 2 activity. These findings were supported by the abundance of nodules that formed in the internal system and fat body of A. domesticus, detectable at 72 h into the treatment. This indicates that WolFar is able to stimulate the immune system of insects and can be further developed as a potential biopesticide.

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Growth and Development Parameters for Acheta domesticus1,2

Cited by 28 publications

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Feed Conversion, Survival and Development, and Composition of Four Insect Species on Diets Composed of Food By-Products

Feed Conversion, Survival and Development, and Composition of Four Insect Species on Diets Composed of Food By-Products

Influence of social situation on food consumption and growth in nymphs of the house cricket, Acheta domesticus

The role of a novel Wo l b a c h i a (Rickettsiales: Anaplasmataceae) synthetic peptide, WolFar, in regulating prostaglandin levels in the hemolymph of Acheta domesticus (Orthoptera: Gryllidae)

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