Relationship between diet composition and the fecundity of Musca domestica

Abstract

A study of the relationship between diet compositions of housefly Musca domestica and the fecundity of the insect was carried out. Fecundity was increased more than 30% by adding a protein source and inorganic salts into the larval and adult diets. Also, adding a protein source into the adult diet prolonged the oviposition period of adult houseflies. © 2009 The Entomological Society of Korea and Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd.