Thread subject: Diptera.info :: growing Bibionidae in laboratory

Posted by Tina on 18-08-2009 18:37
#1
Does anybody know, whether it is possible to rear any species of the group Bibionidae (or of one of its sister groups: Sciaroidea, Pachyneuridae) in the lab? I would like to study the eye development of Bibionidae, so I need access to larvae and pupae.

Posted by phil withers on 18-08-2009 18:57
#2
Some sciarids are pests of cultivated mushrooms, so they should be easy...

Posted by Gunnar M Kvifte on 20-08-2009 21:56
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The larvae of European Bibionidae were studied by Skartveit (2002); their ecology is treated briefly. Maybe it can be helpful.