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Federal
Data from: Improving mass rearing techniques for <i>Floracarus perrepae</i>, a biological control agent for Old World Climbing Fern (<i>Lygodium microphyllum</i>), for releases
Department of Agriculture —
In late 2021, relatively simple adjustments made to plant and agent mass rearing protocols produced exponential increases in F. perrepae colony productivity. This... -
Federal
Data from: Enhanced survival of mass reared Mediterranean fruit flies via regular diurnal temperature oscillations
Department of Agriculture —
Effectively mass rearing insects is critical for research, for environmentally friendly technologies like Sterile Insect Technique (SIT), producing biological control... -
Federal
Data from: Flight burst duration as an indicator of flight ability and physical fitness in two species of Tephritid fruit flies
Department of Agriculture —
These data are from a study on a new method to quantify flight ability and physical fitness of individual fruit flies which we term ‘Flight Burst Duration’ (FBD). The...