RICE MOTH REPRODUCTION IN RELATION TO QUALITY OF STORED PRODUCTS PRESENT IN THE INSECT'S BREEDING ENVIRONMENT
A. KUMAR *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF GORAKHPUR, GORAKHPUR-273-009, INDIA.
SS. KRISHNA *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF GORAKHPUR, GORAKHPUR-273-009, INDIA.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
A pronounced elevation in egg yield and egg hatchability were recorded for the first time in C. cephalonica on Oviposition sites closest togram, mustard or cotton, out of seven stored products tested, in an experimental setup designed to function as the insect's breeding environment. However, pairs associated with groundnut during their reproductive life led to females laying lowest number of total and hatchable eggs on the same locus.