artificial diet
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artificial
adjective
uk/ˌɑː.tɪˈfɪʃ.əl/us/ˌɑːr.t̬əˈfɪʃ.əl/
made by people, often as a copy of ...
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diet
noun
uk/ˈdaɪ.ət/us/ˈdaɪ.ət/
the food and drink usually eaten or drunk by a person ...
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Artificialdietwas provided as necessary.
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These were individually mixed with the dry portion of theartificialdietat respective concentrations in a carrier.
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Mating frequency was also lower on natural diets compared to theartificialdiet(sucrose and yeast hydrolysate).
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Holding for emergence requires provisioning ofartificialdietor living plant material to sustain the hosts until parasitoid emergence, usually under temperature-controlled conditions.
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The straws were plugged at both ends withartificialdiet, and then sealed by dipping each end in melted paraffin wax.
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The food consumption of these larvae was also monitored by providing each larva with a weighed piece ofartificialdietevery two days.
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As larval food composition can strongly influence larval development duration, it may be worthwhile to compare larval development on host fruits andartificialdiet.
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In the present study, it was interesting to note that calling by males fed over anartificialdietremained the highest throughout most of their adult life.
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In the present study, calling frequency for laboratory-reared flies sustained on a natural diet was 50% lower compared to flies sustained on anartificialdiet(sucrose and yeast hydrolysate).
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Something other than carbohydrates, fats and complete proteins was missing from thisartificialdiet.
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Extensive culture can be made more productive by construction of artificial ponds, use of aeration and supplementing withartificialdiet.
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One useful development for the silk industry is silkworms that can feed on food other than mulberry leaves, including anartificialdiet.
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They may be reared on host plants, such as tobacco and tobacco relatives, tomato plants, or wheat-germ-basedartificialdiet.
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