Biology of Platynaspis saundersi (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

Authors

  • Indra Kumar Kasi Department of Entomology, Biocontrol laboratory, Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni 173230, Himachal Pradesh
  • Kanchhi Maya Waiba Department of Vegetable Science, CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University, Palampur 176062, Himachal Pradesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.373

Keywords:

Plantynaspis saundersi, Solanum nigrum, biology, egg, hatching, oviposition, longevity, prepupal period, male, female, total developmental period

Abstract

Biology of Platynaspis saundersi (Crotch) was studied under laboratory conditions at the Department of Entomology, Dr YSP University of Horticulture and Forestry, Himachal Pradesh, India. The mean preoviposition period was 7.00± 0.21 days, while the oviposition period was 43.50± 0.35 days. The female lays 130.30± 5.96 eggs and the hatching was 86.32± 3.12%, with incubation period being 5.0± 0.47 days and the larval period was for 12.40± 0.35 days. The observed prepupal and pupal periods were 1.50± 0.48 and 7.50± 0.21 day, with longevity of male and female being 70.00± 2.00 and 79.00± 0.89 days, respectively

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Published

2023-09-01

How to Cite

Kasi, I. K., & Waiba, K. M. (2023). Biology of <i>Platynaspis saundersi</i> (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Indian Journal of Entomology, 85(3), 721–722. https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.373

Issue

Volume 85, Issue 3, September 2023

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