ABSTRACT

Many of the advances in entomology during the past century can be attributed to the ability to rear insects successfully on artificial diets. Reliance upon these diets dictates that we understand how and why diets work and why they fail. Insect Diets: Science and Technology explains the intricacies and dynamics of this complex and misunderstood asp

chapter 3|26 pages

Function of insect diet components

chapter 5|40 pages

Chemistry and physics of insect diets

chapter 6|9 pages

Dealing with changes

chapter 10|10 pages

How to develop artificial diets

chapter 13|24 pages

Microbes in the diet setting

chapter 14|9 pages

Safety and good insectary practices

chapter 15|8 pages

Future prospects for insect diets