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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
The bud worm, Hendecasis duplifascialis Hampsn is one of the major pests of jasmine, Jasminum sambac. The biology of budworm, H. duplifascialis was studied and found that the incubation period, total larval and pupal period were 3.40 ± 0.23, 11.60 ± 1.30 and 5.80 ± 0.19 days respectively. The longevity of male and female moths was 3.10 ± 0.23 and 4.10 ± 0.31 days respectively. The total life cycle for male and female moths was found to be 23.90 ± 1.95 and 24.90 ± 2.03 days respectively. It was also observed that the longevity of female moth was longer compared to the male.