Abstract
The development and mortality of the larvae of Aulacophora foveicollis reared on flowers and leaves of Citrullus vulgaris, Cucumis melo, Lagenaria vulgaris, Luffa aegyptica and Momordica charantia, were investigated in the laboratory at 21.5 °C and 52 – 60% relative humidity. Aulacophora foveicollis had four larval instars and its growth curve on L. vulgaris was S-shaped. The number of viable eggs and the survival of the larvae were relatively high on L. vulgaris, C. melo, and C. vulgaris. The larval developmental time was similar and the percentage of malformed adults was low on L. vulgaris and C. melo. The number of viable eggs was the lowest and the newly hatched larvae were unable to survive for more than 3 days on M. charantia.
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