Data underlying the publication: Influence of diet on mating behaviour in the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens).

We examined attraction of different instars via dual-choice tests in the dark with the use of video recordings. Larval choices were identified based on first substrate contact, cumulative number of substrate contacts, entry of the substrate and number of larvae present in a substrate over time.

本研究借助视频录制手段，在黑暗环境中开展双选择试验（dual-choice test），探究不同龄期幼虫的基质趋向性。幼虫的选择行为将基于以下指标进行判定：首次接触基质、基质接触总次数、进入基质的行为，以及随时间推移留存于基质内的幼虫数量。