# Rearing earwig Chelisoches morio (Fabricius) on a variety of artificial diets > Rejeki A.S. URL kanonis: https://discover.unhas.ac.id/publications/rearing-earwig-chelisoches-morio-fabricius-on-a-variety-of-artificial-diets Jurnal / Konferensi: Iop Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science Tahun terbit: 2020 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/486/1/012145 Citations: 0 ## Authors - Rejeki A.S. ## Abstract Abstract Black earwig ( Chelisoches morio (Fabr.) (Dermaptera: Chelisochidae), is an effective predator of various important pests of crops such as mealybugs, beetles, and stem borers. Earwig mass rearing is considered simple, but it requires a long time to reach the optimal life stages for field releases. The type of artificial food given has at least an influence of lifespan so this study was conducted to determine the types of food that can shorten life cycle of earwig. Feeding trials consisted of combination between mealybugs and dog food, mealybugs and fish and mealybugs with cornmeal. Each treatment had five replications. The results shown that the lifespan of black earwig was 52 days (mealybug + dog food), 62 days mealybug + fish material), and 67 days (mealy bug + cornmeal) respectively. It is suggested that a better artificial food is to shorten lifespan and therefore it is considered to use earwig mass rearing. ## Keywords - Mealybug - Biology - Predator - Larva - Predation - Zoology - Toxicology - Biological pest control - Horticulture - Botany - Ecology - PEST analysis --- Sumber: Discover Unhas — RIMS Universitas Hasanuddin. Saat mengutip, gunakan DOI bila tersedia atau URL kanonis di atas.