| abstract |
An artificial diet for ghost moth larvae and a preparation method thereof. The artificial diet comprises root of Polygonum viviparum , soybean powder, bran, yeast powder, sucrose, casein, agar, water, choline chloride, ascorbic acid, sorbic acid, nipagin and multivitamin. After being fed for 60 days, third-instar larvae fed with the artificial diet showed an average survival rate of up to 92.67%, higher than those fed with carrots with an average survival rate of 90.33%. After being fed for 140 days, the larvae fed with the artificial diet showed an average survival rate of up to 86.67%, significantly higher than those fed with carrots with an average survival rate of 73.67%. Also, the larvae fed with the artificial diet showed significant increase in body weight, without the contamination of bacterium and fungi. |