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- Title
BIOECOLOGY OF ANOMALA LINEATOPENNIS (BLANCHARD): A PEST OF TEMPERATE FRUITS IN NORTH-WESTERN HIMALAYAS.
- Authors
Verma, K. S.; Yadav, Anu; Chandel, R. S.; Karthik, R.; Kumari, Shalika; Thakur, Himanshu
- Abstract
Anomala lineatopennis (Blanchard) is a predominant white grub species in the north-western Himalayas and is a pest of temperate fruits. The adult beetles of this pest feed on the leaves as well as fruits of apple, pear, peach, nectarine and walnut, while the grubs feed on plant roots as well as potato tubers and ginger rhizomes. The pest is an early emerging species with peak emergence in May and June. The life cycle was completed in 284-314 days and hence single generation annually. The egg incubation period was 12.7 days and the duration of the first, second, and third instar grubs was 13.64, 13.14, and 221.90 days, respectively. The head capsule width ratio in the successive instar was 1.53 and 1.56 and the average size of the third instar grub was 34.77 mm. The pupal period ranged from 13-15 days. The female of A. lineatopennis was found to be a bit larger in size than the male. Average fecundity was recorded to be 19±0.90 eggs per female under confinement in laboratory conditions.
- Subjects
LIFE cycles (Biology); FRUIT; PESTS; NECTARINE; TUBERS; GINGER
- Publication
Journal of Experimental Zoology India, 2023, Vol 26, Issue 2, p2163
- ISSN
0972-0030
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.51470/jez.2023.26.2.2163