Rearing Axenic Delia antiqua with Half-Fermented Sterile DietsXin Cao 1, Qingxia Liang 1, Miaomiao Li 1, Xiaoqing Wu 1, Susu Fan 1, Xinjian Zhang 1, Fangyuan Zhou 1, Zhiqing Zhao 2
1Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Ecology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), 2Agriculture and Rural Bureau of Changqing District
A simple procedure for rearing axenic Delia antiqua with half-fermented sterile diets is described. Only one Wolbachia strain was detected in each instar of axenic D. antiqua using PCR.
