Abstract

This study on the biology of diamond back moth revealed that the incubation period varied from 2 to 5 days (3.6 ± 1.34 days), while first, second, third and fourth instar larvae lived for 3 ± 1, 1.6 ± 0.54, 2.6 ± 0.54 and 4 ± 0.70 days, respectively with a total larval period of 11.4 ± 1.81 days. The prepupal and pupal stage lasted for 2 ± 0.70 and 4.4 ± 0.89 days, respectively. The adults lived for 5 ± 1.58 days and the life span of male and female varied from 22.6 ± 1.81 and 26.8 ± 1.92 days, respectively.

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