Development of Crocidolomia binotalis Zeller (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on a semi synthetic diet.

摘要

The mean developmental period of Crocidolomia binotalis [C. pavonana] was 32.5 days with a percentage larval survival of 65.1%, pupation of 67.0% and adult emergence of 56.6% on a semi-synthetic diet, while these were 26.6 days, 79.1, 75.0 and 83.2%, respectively, when reared on cabbage leaves. The factors for the variations in the biological attributes when reared on the diets and the feasibility of utilizing semi-synthetic diet reared host for rearing the parasitoids are discussed..