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EFFECT OF CASSAVA VARIETIES ON OVIPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT OF LARGER GRAIN BORER-Prostephanus truncatus HORN (COLEOPTERA: BOSTRICHIDAE)
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Akunne, Chidi Emmanuel |
| Copyright Year | 2009 |
| Abstract | The influence of cassava varieties on the developmental biology of Prostephanus truncatus (Horn) was investigated. This beetle was reared on flour varieties of cassava, namely: Danwari, Nwugo, Aburu-Asua and Ant-Ota. More eggs were lad in Danwari (132.0 +- 6.1 egg) than in other cassava variety. The least number of eggs laid was in Nwugo (118.3+-4.5) in No-choice experiment. In Free-choice test, the highest number of eggs was recorded in Aburu-Asua (64.0 + 17 eggs) and the lowest (41.6 +- 31 eggs) on Anti-Ota. The average total developmental period in, Aburu-Asua, Nwugo, Danwari and Ant-Ota were 32.5 +- 0.4, 30.6 +- 0.2, 28.5 +- 0.1 and 34.7 +- 0.1 days respectively. The low oviposition preference for Nwugo was attributed to the presence of oviposition deterrents in this variety, which might have protected it against the beetle attack. Keywords : Cassava, Oviposition, Larger grain borer, Coleoptera, Bostrichidae |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Volume Number | 5 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.zoo-unn.org/ARI%20vols/vol5/vol5-1/Akunne.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ari/article/download/48700/35053 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.4314/ari.v5i1.48700 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
