Abstract
In this work the loss of weight in caterpillars of Azochis gripusalis Walker , 1859 ( Pyraustidae - Lepidoptera ) important pest of cultivated fig-trees Ficus carica L. ( Moraceae ) was observed during the hibernation (diapause) period. In Curitiba, Parana, Brazil, the A.gripusalis presents two generations in a year, winter generation and summer generation. The winter generation caterpillar hibernate during the 5th phase in a period of 158 to 163 days. The caterpillars, as a whole of 28 were confined in the Ficus stalk and grown up in laboratories and weighed at intervals of 20 days, since the beginning while the period of hibernation lasted.
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