National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Nesidiocoris tenuis (Reuter) (Hemiptera: Miridae) is an effective predator of pests of tomato crops and a promising biocontrol agent of Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). The aim of this study was to know the biology of the predator, N. tenuis on T. absoluta. This study was revealed that egg period as 6.97 days and number of nymphal instars was five. The duration of I, II, III, IV and V instar nymphs was 2.71, 3.09, 2.83, 3.06 and 2.76 days, respectively and total nymphal period was 14.48 days. The longevity of adult was 7.43 days. The total life period was observed 28.89 days when fed on T. absoluta.
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