The effect of rutin on growth,fecundity and food utilization in Acheta domesticus (L.)

Growth of larvae of Acheta domesticus to the adult stage on an artificial diet was improved significantly by the addition of 0.1% rutin to the diet. Fecundity was also increased. These results cannot be explained by a stimulation of feeding by rutin. They appear to be due to an effect on the utilization of the food, brought about possibly by an action on gut movement, on gut transport or on the microbiol flora.