TY - T1 - Long-Term Prophylactic Antibiotic Treatment : Effects on Survival, Immunocompetence and Reproduction Success of Parasemia plantaginis (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/208104 T3 - A1 - Dickel, Franziska; Freitak, Dalial; Mappes, Johanna A2 - PB - Y1 - 2016 LA - eng AB - Hundreds of insect species are nowadays reared under laboratory conditions. Rearing of insects always implicates the risk of diseases, among which microbial infections are the most frequent and difficult problems. Although there are effective prophylactic treatments, the side effects of applied antibiotics are not well understood. We examined the effect of prophylactic antibiotic treatment on the overwintering success of wood tiger moth (Parasemia plantaginis) larvae, and the postdiapause effect... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - mass-rearing; antibiotic; reproduction; immunocompetence; trade-off; NOSEMA-CERANAE MICROSPORIDIA; WARNING SIGNAL EXPRESSION; EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY; INSECT IMMUNITY; ARCTIID MOTH; DIET; FUMAGILLIN; INFECTION; SYSTEM; MASS; 1184 Genetics, developmental biology, physiology N1 - PP - ER -