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VOL. 9, ISSUE 4 (2024)
Biology of Bihar hairy Caterpillar, Spilosoma obliqua walker under laboratory conditions on mulberry
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V S Sutar, V V Kamble, A D Jadhav, R S Parchande, V D Jadhav
Abstract
The Spilosoma obliqua Walker is a polyphagous pest that feeds on
various plant species. It feeds on around 126 plant species from 25 plant
families, including fiber crops, oilseeds, vegetables, pulses, and medicinal
plants. It also feeds on mulberry leaves which is a food plant of silkworm. The
biology of S. obliqua was studied at the research laboratory of the
Department of Zoology, Shivaji University, Kolhapur during the rabi 2023 under
controlled conditions (26±2°C and 75 to 80% RH). The investigation revealed the
S. obliqua eggs incubation period was about 4.8±0.84
days. The duration of first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth instar were
3.37±0.49, 3.17±0.70, 5.47±0.51, 3.53±0.51, 3.40±0.50 and 5.67±0.48,
respectively. The pupal period was 10.63±0.76 days. The longevity of adult
females and males were 8.33±0.48 and 5.07±0.83 days, respectively. The average
fecundity of adult female was 773.40±121.10 days.
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Pages:111-113
How to cite this article:
V S Sutar, V V Kamble, A D Jadhav, R S Parchande, V D Jadhav "Biology of Bihar hairy Caterpillar, <i>Spilosoma obliqua</i> walker under laboratory conditions on mulberry". International Journal of Entomology Research, Vol 9, Issue 4, 2024, Pages 111-113
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