Download or read book Artificial Diets for Insects, Mites, and Spiders written by Pritam Singh and published by Plenum Publishing Corporation. This book was released on 1977 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historical background; Literature review; Terminology; The distinction between insect nutrition and dietetics; Types of diets, advantages and usage; Formulation of diets; The role of symbionts; Evaluation of diets; Laboratory rearing; Mass rearing; Axenic insects; Standardization of insect cultures, concept and definition of strains; Format; General purpose diets; Commercial diets.