Evaluation of the efficacy of novel, meat-free and easily sterilizable artificial diet for mass rearing of Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) larvae for medical applications.

The dataset comprises:

i) Length of larvae reared on different diets- raw data

ii) Growth and development of larvae on artificial diets - photos

iii) Comparison of larvae growth against diets with deficiencies of ingredient- raw data

iv) Effect of individual components on growth and development of larvae - photos

v) Larvae in 3rd instar, reared on liver and on artificial food - photos

The work is supported by the National Science Centre, Poland: UMO-2021/43/D/NZ7/03119.