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Growth and development of Bactrocera papayae (Drew & Hancock) feeding on guava fruits


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Mohd Noor, Mohd Amir Zunnasri and Adam, Nur Azura and Muhamad Awang, Rita (2011) Growth and development of Bactrocera papayae (Drew & Hancock) feeding on guava fruits. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 5 (8). pp. 111-117. ISSN 1991-8178

Abstract

Asian Papaya Fruit Fly, B. papayae (Drew & Hancock) undergoes four stages (egg, larva, pupa and adult) during its growth and development. In this study, observation showed that the egg's stage took 1.16 ± 0.00, larva's stage took 12.02 ± 0.13 and pupa's stage took 7.03 ± 0.08 days before the emergence of the adults. The male adult survived for 21.97 ± 2.69 days whilst the female 19.19 ± 1.50 days. It was observed that the eggs laid in a cluster, range between 10 - 50 eggs per cluster. The length and width of the individual egg observed were 1.12 ± 0.03 mm and 0.20 ± 0.00 mm respectively. The percentages of the survived individual larva decreased from the first instar until third instar. In the observation, the length and width of the larva reached 7.77 ± 0.08 mm and 1.84 ± 0.03 mm respectively. Pupae were observed changing in colour from pale yellow to dark brown. The length and the width of the pupae observed were 6.78 ± 0.16 mm and 2.90 ± 0.02 mm. The longevity of the adult B. papayae (Drew & Hancock) was influenced by the diets they consumed, the presence of other individuals, wideness of the areas, differences in times taken in different stages and temperature in the laboratory.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Agriculture
Publisher: American-Eurasian Network for Scientific Information
Keywords: B. papayae (Drew & Hancock); Egg stag; Larva stage; Pupa stage; Adult stage
Depositing User: Nur Farahin Ramli
Date Deposited: 04 Dec 2013 05:07
Last Modified: 25 Sep 2018 00:40
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23634
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