Laboratory Rearing of Chironomus striatipennis Kieffer (Diptera: Chironomidae)

Bhaduri, Swapna; Sarkar, Parantap; Ghosh, C.; Midya, Trilochan

doi:10.1007/s12595-012-0035-2

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“…Other methods, such as confined reproduction chambers, cannot be used since adults need space to swarm to achieve mating. This aerial method has been used elsewhere to keep producing new laboratory generations of species with swarming mating behaviours [ 15 , 41 , 42 ]. This method has provided us with a productivity of more than 15 egg masses/day per rearing unit once colonies are established.…”

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Rearing methods and life cycle characteristics of Chironomus sp. Florida (Chironomidae: Diptera): A rapid-developing species for laboratory studies

2021

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The species Chironomus sp. “Florida” has several qualities that make it a potential aquatic laboratory model to be used in Puerto Rico. Its use as such, however, requires a rearing protocol and life cycle description not previously reported. The present study addresses this lack of information by first describing a rearing method obtained through three years of observations. Next we describe and discuss the life cycle and the effects of temperature and feeding on development. The species has a short life cycle (typically 11 days) and larval stages easily identified using body measurements. Temperature affects the duration of the life cycle, with warm temperatures producing faster development than cold temperatures. The effects of different food concentrations vary: in large water volumes, concentrations of 2 mg/larva/day produce faster developmental times, but at low water volumes, small food concentrations of 0.5 mg/larva/day produce faster developmental times. The rearing protocol and life cycle parameters presented in this study are intended to promote the use of this species as a laboratory model. The fast development of Chironomus sp. “Florida” makes it ideal for toxicological studies.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%