Biology of diamond back moth Plutella xylostella on different crucifers Meenakshi, Thakur Sunil Kumar2,*, Sharma Rohit1 Department of Entomology, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Dr. YS Parmar University, Nauni-Solan, 173230 1Department of Forest Product, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Dr. YS Parmar University, Nauni-Solan, 173230 2Department of Animal Sciences, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, TAB Shahapur, Kangra, 176206 *Email: sunilibes@gmail.com (corresponding author)
Online published on 21 July, 2020. Abstract The present study was done at the Department of Entomology, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Neri (Hamirpur), Himachal Pradesh. The biology of diamond back moth Plutella xylostella was evaluated on four crucifers as hosts. It was observed that in cauliflower and cabbage life cycle was shorter compared to radish and mustard; in cauliflower it was 35.60 days and in cabbage 41.20 days. Egg hatching was more with mustard (98%) followed by cauliflower (97.80%). Top Keywords Plutella xylostella, cabbage, cauliflower, radish, mustard, life cycle, fecundity, oviposition, egg hatching, instars, pupa, adult. Top |