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Veterinary Journal of Kastamonu University, vol.3, no.2, pp.11-25, 2024 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
Aim to study: The development of animals such as Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae), which are unable
to regulate their body temperature metabolically and instead maintain a constant temperature by absorbing heat
from their surroundings (i.e. poikilotherms), has been extensively described using the temperature collection
model. This study aimed to investigate oviposition tendency and oviposition development times and ideal
temperature and humidity values for mass rearing of the green bottle fly L. sericata, which was studied in the
laboratory at three different constant temperatures (25 °C, 30 °C, and 35 °C) and three different constant
humidities (35% relative humidity (R.H.), 50% R.H., and 65% R.H.).
Material and methods: The humidity was fixed at each experimental temperature to determine the maximum
egg- laying and development time at different temperatures, and the number of days and degrees required to
complete each stage was determined. The temperature was fixed in the different “””””” “humidity experiments,
and the insectarium was examined under controlled conditions in a 12:12 (L:D) photoperiod cycle.
Results: A significant difference was obtained between the number of L. sericata eggs laying at different
temperature values (χ2=21.143, p<0.05). A significant difference was found between the number of L. sericata
eggs laying at different humidity values (χ2=17.913, p<0.05).
Conclusion: A temperature of 35°C and 50% humidity were identified as the optimal breeding conditions for
the oviposition tendency of L. sericata flies in a specific insect house under laboratory conditions.
Keywords: Egg-laying, Growth and development, Humidity, Lucilia sericata, Temperature.