Development of <I>Crocidolomia binotalis</I> Zeller (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on a Semi Synthetic Diet

K. Srinivasa Murthy; T. Venkatesan; S. K. Jalali

doi:10.18311/jbc/2005/3551

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Authors

K. Srinivasa Murthy
Project Directorate of Biological Control (ICAR), Post Bag No.2491, H. A. Farm Post, Bellary Road, Bangalore, 560 024, Karnataka ,IN
T. Venkatesan
Project Directorate of Biological Control (ICAR), Post Bag No.2491, H. A. Farm Post, Bellary Road, Bangalore, 560 024, Karnataka ,IN
S. K. Jalali
Project Directorate of Biological Control (ICAR), Post Bag No.2491, H. A. Farm Post, Bellary Road, Bangalore, 560 024, Karnataka ,IN

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/2005/3551

Keywords:

Biological Parameters, Cabbage Leaf Webber, Crocidolomia binotalis, Semi-Synthetic Diet, Rearing.

Abstract

The mean developmental period of Crocidolomia binotalis Zeller was 32.5 days with a percentage larval survival of 65.1per cent and adult emergence of 56.6 per cent on a semi-synthetic diet, while these were 26.6 days, 79.1 and 83.2%, respectively when reared on cabbage leaves. The factors for the variations in the biological attributes when reared on the diets and the feasibility of utilizing semi-synthetic diet reared host for rearing the parasitoids are discussed.