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Vanderzant vitamin mixture for insects

Animal-component free, BioReagent, suitable for insect cell culture

Synonym(s):

Insect Vitamin Mixture, Vanderzant Vitamin Mix

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About This Item

UNSPSC Code:
12352205
NACRES:
NA.75

biological source

synthetic (organic)

Quality Level

product line

BioReagent

form

powder

technique(s)

cell culture | insect: suitable

color

light orange

storage temp.

2-8°C

Application

Vanderzant vitamin mixture for insects has been used in:
  • the modified Lygus sp. diet for rearing Nezara viridula
  • artificial diets to analyze the preference and developmental performance of Drosophila suzukii
  • chemically defined diets to study the influence of diet and environment on the gut microbial community of field crickets

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Yvonne Young et al.
Ecology and evolution, 8(5), 2842-2851 (2018-03-14)
Since its arrival to North America less than a decade ago, the invasive Spotted-Wing Drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) has inflicted substantial economic losses on soft fruit agriculture due to its ability to oviposit into ripening fruits. More effective management approaches for
Maribel Portilla et al.
Journal of insect science (Online), 21(5) (2021-10-08)
A method for rearing the southern green stinkbug, (Nezara viridula L.) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae), using a modified lygus semi-solid artificial diet was developed. First to second-instar nymph were reared in a density of 631.5 ± 125.05 eggs per Petri-dish (4 cm
Man P Huynh et al.
PloS one, 12(11), e0187997-e0187997 (2017-11-18)
The western corn rootworm (WCR), Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte, is the most serious insect pest of corn (Zea mays L.) in the United States and parts of Europe, and arguably one of the world's most expensive pests to control. Several
Fatemeh Kiaeian Moosavi et al.
Archives of insect biochemistry and physiology, 103(4), e21655-e21655 (2020-01-19)
Some studies have highlighted benefits for Lobesia botrana by adding Botrytis cinerea mycelium to an artificial larval diet and have suggested a mutualistic relationship between the two organisms on grapevine, hypothesizing that fungal sterols were the nutritional factor involved. Because

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