Abstract
Aim to study: The development of animals such as Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) that cannot metabolically regulate body temperature and maintain body temperature by absorbing heat from the surrounding environment (i.e., poikilotherms) has been extensively described using the temperature collection model (Grassberger & Reiter, 2002). This study aimed to investigate oviposition tendency and oviposition development times and ideal temperature and humidity values for mass rearing of the green bottle fly Lucilia sericata, which was studied in the laboratory at three different constant temperatures (25°C, 30°C, 35°C) and three different constant humidities (35% R.H., 50% R.H., and 65% R.H.). Material and methods: The humidity was fixed at each experimental temperature to determine the maximum egg-laying and development time at different temperatures, and the number of days and degrees required to complete each stage was determined. The temperature was fixed in the different humidity experiments, and the insectarium was examined under controlled conditions in a 12:12 (L:D) photoperiod cycle. Results: A significant difference was obtained between the number of Lucilia sericata eggs laying at different temperature values (χ2=21.143, P < 0.05). A significant difference was found between the number of Lucilia sericata eggs laying at different humidity values (χ2=17.913, P < 0.05). However, there is no significant difference between the number of egg-laying larvae at 50% and 65% humidity values (P > 0.05). Conclusion: For the egg-laying tendency of Lucilia sericata flies in a specific insectarium under laboratory conditions, a temperature of 35°C and a humidity of 50% is ideal.
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