Studies on biology of mango leaf webber Orthaga exvinacea (Hampson)

Abstract

The laboratory studies on biology of mango leaf webber was conducted at the Department of Entomology, College of Horticulture, Bagalkot during 2018-19. The studies revealed that the mean preoviposition, oviposition and postoviposition periods lasted for 2.60±0.52, 4.10±0.74 and 1.90±0.74 days, respectively. The larva moulted six times by passing through seven larval instars. The mean durations of 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th instar were 4.80±0.92, 4.65±0.90, 4.41±0.63, 4.16±0.87, 4.52±0.51, 5.20±0.42 and 6.50±0.53 days, respectively with mean total larval period of 42.54±2.53 days. The mean duration of male and female pupal stage were 11.80±0.63 days and 14.30±1.43 days respectively. The mean longevity of adult male and female were 4.10±0.74 days and 5.80±0.42 days, respectively. The total life cycle completed in 58.44±3.90days in male and 62.64±4.59 days in female.