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The biology of the Mango Leafhopper, Idioscopus nitidulus in Malaysia


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Mohd Nordin, A. Razak and Ibrahim, Abdul Ghani (1995) The biology of the Mango Leafhopper, Idioscopus nitidulus in Malaysia. Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science, 18 (3). pp. 159-163. ISSN 0126-6128

Abstract

Field experiments were conducted to study the biology of the mango leafhopper, Idioscopus nitidulus Walk., following outbreaks in north Peninsular Malaysia in 1986 and 1987. The developmental period on inflorescense was 13.77±0.25 days for males and 13.50±0.60 days for females, and mean incubation period of eggs was 3.85±2.00 days. Hoppers reared on the inflorescence produced 277±110 eggs with a hatchability rate of 90.2±8.4%; those on shoots produced 149±57 eggs and had a hatchability rate of54.8±22.0%. A female mating only once laid 176±72 eggs, whereas multiple mated females produced 149±57 eggs. On shoots in the field, the longevity of females (69.8±9.8 days) was not significantly different from that of males (60.5±8.5 days).


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Agriculture
Publisher: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press
Keywords: Mango leafhopper; Idioscopus nitidulus; Biology; Mango
Depositing User: Nasirah Abu Samah
Date Deposited: 25 Nov 2009 08:35
Last Modified: 03 Sep 2015 01:09
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3390
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