Biology of Dicladispa armigera (Oliv.) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Kangra valley of Himachal Pradesh
The incubation period, total larval period, pupal period and adult longevity of male and female of Dicladispa armigera (Oliv.) through different generations varied from 3.29 ±0.20 to 5.01±0.08, 10.51±0.08 to 12.69±0.08, 6.00±0.25 to 8.64±0.08, 25.25±0.30 to 34.50±0.36 and 34.25±0.30 to 40.17±0.24 days, respectively. Whereas, pre-mating, pre- oviposition, oviposition and post-oviposition periods based on different generations varied
between 1.8±0.33 to 3.01±0.33, 2.28±0.26 to 3.62±0.12, 14.20±0.1 to 17.42±0.31 and 15.58±0.3 to 16.92±0.23 days, respectively.
Author : Indira Dogra, Sanjay Kumar Sharma, Amit Choudhary and P.K. Sharma
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