Sanjay Kumar,* Ghirtlahre, Rajeev Gupta and Jayalaxmi Ganguli
Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya,
Raipur-492012, Chhattisgarh, India.
Email: sanjayentomology@gmail.com
Received-08.06.2017, Revised-20.06.2017
Abstract: Biology study was made on reproductive parameters of B. hebetor rearedon Rice meal moth,Corcyra cephalonica Stainton at ordinary room temperature under laboratory conditions. The mean incubation period was 1.5 day and larval period 0.37 days. The pupal period lasted for 0.37 days with a range from 5-4 days. The mean development period of the parasitoid was 18.78 days. The females lived longer period (10.20 days) than males (6.40 days).
Keywords: Biology, Bracon hebetor, Rice meal moth, Corcyra cephalonica
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