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INVESTIGATION ON THE IN VITRO BIOLOGY OF BACTROCERA CUCURBITAE

Riaz Hussain**, Syed Saboor Khan, Haris Karim*, Ejaz Ahmed, Syed Umeedullah Shah, Hammad Haseeb, Salman Zafar, Farishta Naureen, Ruqayya Qazi, Rashid Ali,

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ABSTRACT

 

The study was conducted at the Fruit fly rearing laboratory in Agriculture Research Institute Tarnab, Peshawar during 2020. The study aimed was to investigate the life history parameters of Bactrocera cucurbitae on bitter gourd. The significant differences were observed in the life cycle of the Bactrocera cucurbitae when reared on bitter gourd. The mean incubation period, total larval period, pre pupal period, pupal period, adult male longevity, adult female longevity, fecundity, percent hatching, sex ratio and total life cycle for male and female were recorded as 1.20 + 0.448, 1.50 + 0.275, 1.54 + 0.490, 3.50 + 0.625, 6.02 + 0.490, 1.05 + 0.275, 5.75 + 0.600, 11.02 + 0.665, 2.90 + 0.630, 1.80 + 0.690, 10.23 + 0.615, 15.00 + 0.729, 33.50 + 1.339, 32 to 35 eggs, 90%, respectively for bitter gourd.

Study Area

 The present study was performed at the Fruit fly rearing laboratory at the Agricultural Research Institute, Tarnab, Peshawar.

 Insect studied

Bactrocera cucurbitae was studied for mass rearing.