EFFECT OF METHOPRENE ON THE GROWTH OF CIGARETTE BEETLE, LASIODERMA SERRICORNE FABRICIUS (ANOBIIDAE : COLEOPTERA)
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1984
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AAU, Anand
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The biological effect of methoprene (IGR) on the growth and development of cigarette beetle, Lasioderma serricorne, Fabricius was made during 1982-83 and 1983-84 at Bidi Tobacco Research Station of Gujarat Agricultural University, Anand Campus, Anand. Cigarette beetle is a serious pest of stored tobacco and its products. The average larval duration of cigarette beetle in methoprene treated food was 35.52, 36.33, 38.42, 46.52, 51.23 and 31.57 days at 8, 10, 12, 13 and 15 ppm including control. Pupal duration was not affected in treated and untreated food. At all the concentrations of methoprene the adults developed into deformed beetles and failed to reproduce further and generation came to an end.
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Agricultural Entomology, Agriculture, A Study