Insect Mass Rearing and Principles of Quality Assessment

Insect Mass Rearing and Principles of Quality Assessment and Quality Control Norman C. Leppla UF, IFAS, IPM Florida

I. Introduction

II. Colony Establishment and Maintenance II. A. Purposes for Rearing Insects II. B. Types of Insect Rearing Systems II. C. Options for Colonizing Insects II. D. Maintaining the Quality of Colonized Insects

Purposes for Rearing Insects

Amblyseius swirskii

Types of Insect Rearing Systems

Medfly Screwworm

Options for Colonizing Insects

Maintaining the Quality of Colonized Insects • Collection of appropriate biotypes • Colonization and strain development • Rearing proficiency • Colony management • Behavior-genetic selection • Strain replacement

Specifications- Requirements for a product or service Standards- the level of quality at which a specification is written

III. Monitoring Quality III. A. Quality Control Criteria and Standardized Tests III. B. Sampling for Consistent Quality III. C. Production, Process and Product Control

Quality Control Criteria • Quantity- number of pupae & adults • Size- weight of pupae • Fecundity- oviposition & egg hatch • Rate of Development- synchronization • Adult Behavior- flight & longevity • Field Performance- achieve purpose

Determining Standard Deviation Number (n) = measurement Mean (X) = sum n’s/number n’s Variance (V) = sum of squares (X-X )2 Standard Deviation (S) = square root of V

IV. Evaluation and Management IV. A. Structured Diagnostic Procedures IV. B. Quality Control Versus Methods Development IV. C. Periodic Review Versus Crisis Review

Periodic Review Versus Crisis Review

V. Total Quality Management

Generic Guidelines for Quality Systems • • Policy, Planning and Administration Design Assurance and Change Control of Purchased Materials Production Quality Control User Contact and Field Performance Corrective Action Employee Selection, Training and Motivation

VI. Quality Control Resources VI. A. VI. B. VI. C. Workshops Global QC Programs References

Workshops of the IOBC, WGQC (AMRQC) 1982 1984 1986 1988 1991 1992 1993 1995 1998 2003 Gainesville, Florida Wadenswil, Switzerland Guatemala City, Guatemala Vancouver, Canada Wageningen, The Netherlands Horsholm, Denmark Rimini, Italy Santa Barbara, California Cali, Colombia Montpellier, France E. F. Boller and D. L. Chambers C. 0. Calkins F. Bigler and J. C. van Lenteren F. Bigler M. Benuzzi and N. C. Leppla R. F. Luck and N. C. Leppla and T. R. Ashley K. Bolckmans, P. De Clercq, S. Grenier, A. Hale and N. Leppla

Global QC Programs • Individual Companies Customers • International Standards ISO 9000 ASTM (Amer. Soc. for Testing & Materials) IOBC Guidelines (European Community) • The Marketplace Quality Products

Insect Rearing and Quality Control References • Rearing of Insects (Encyclopedia of Insects, 2002) • The Basics of Insect Rearing (Encyclopedia of Entomology, 2004) • Guidelines for quality control of commercially produced natural enemies (Quality Control and Production of Biological Control Agents, Theory and Testing Procedures, 2003). • The Foundation of Quality Control for Insect Rearing (Principles and Procedures for Rearing Quality Insects, Mississippi State University, 2006)

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