YADAV, SUJATA and KUMAR, ANAND (2003) NEW RECORD OF WILD SILK CATERPILLAR CRICULA TRIFENESTRATA HELFER ON LARGE CARDAMON AND NOTES ON IT'S BIOLOGY. UTTAR PRADESH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY, 23 (1). pp. 67-69.
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Cricula trifenestrata Helfer (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) was recorded for the first time as a pest of cardamom in Sikkim. The caterpillars feed on foliage. The females laid 157-252 eggs in a mass. Incubation period was 10.40 ± 0.55 days. The larval and pupal periods were 87.16 ± 2.65 and 68.16 ± 2.13 days respectively. The longevity of the male was 4.08 ± 0.64 while that of female was 5.60 ± 0.87 days. Alternate hosts, natural enemies and control measures of the pest are discussed in the present paper.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | Institute Archives > Biological Science |
| Depositing User: | Managing Editor |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Jan 2024 03:43 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Jan 2024 03:43 |
| URI: | http://eprint.subtopublish.com/id/eprint/3468 |
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