?COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS (L.) MOENCH METH, OKRA FRUIT AND COTTON LEAVES SUITABILITY FOR REARING AND BIOLOGY OF EARIAS FABIA STOLL

Authors

  • GUL-I- RUKHSANA Department of Zoology, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan
  • M.F. KHAN Department of Zoology, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270,Pakistan
  • S.N.H. NAQVI Department of Zoology, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan

Keywords:

Earias fabia Rearing, Abelmoschus esculentus (L.).

Abstract

Spotted bollworm Eariasfabia Stoll was reared on okra, Abelmoschus esculantus (L.) Moench Meth fruits, as com-
pared with cotton leaves, at 30 ± 5°C and 65 ± 5% R.H. The okra fruit was found to be as good as cotton leaves. No
significant difference was observed, in incubation period, larval period, pupal period, adult life, numbers of eggs/female
and total life cycle, amongst the insects developed on okra fruits or on cotton leaves. The larvae developed on okra fruits
took a period of 18 ± 0.882 days and the adults emerged, therefrom showed longevity of a range of 5:5± 3.1456 days
at 95% confidence limit, whereas the total incubation period and pupal period was observed at a range of 6.33 ± 0.9996
days and 11±3.3316 days, respectively, for three consecutive generations on okra.

Published

1995-01-23

How to Cite

RUKHSANA, G.-I.-., KHAN, M., & NAQVI, S. (1995). ?COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS (L.) MOENCH METH, OKRA FRUIT AND COTTON LEAVES SUITABILITY FOR REARING AND BIOLOGY OF EARIAS FABIA STOLL. Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 38(1), 22–24. Retrieved from https://v2.pjsir.org/index.php/biological-sciences/article/view/2427