Life Cycle of Chilo partellus (Crambidae: Lepidoptera) on Maize Under Laboratory Conditions

Abid, Muhammad; Saleem, Muhammad Umer; Mushtaq, Faisal; Abbas, Zohair; Khan, Muhammad Hassan; Ahmed, Dawood; Javaid, Malaika; Cheema, Ahmad Hassan; Ramzan, Muhammad

doi:10.21608/eajbsa.2021.193359

Life Cycle of Chilo partellus (Crambidae: Lepidoptera) on Maize Under Laboratory Conditions

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Department of Entomology, PMAS Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan

² Department of Economic and Agri. Economic, PMAS Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan

³ Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Pakistan

⁴ Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

⁵ State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences 100193 Beijing, China

10.21608/eajbsa.2021.193359

Abstract

Maize stem borer (Chilo partellus) is considered a major threat for agricultural crops especially sorghum and maize and a main entomological research problem in the globe, especially in Pakistan. A study was conducted to check the life cycle of maize stem borer, C. partellus on maize under controlled conditions in 2019. The complete metamorphosis (egg, larva, pupa and adult) was recorded. The embryonic period was 4-6 days. The results showed that 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th and 6^th instar period was 3.98 ± 1.00, 3.99 ± 2.76, 4.35 ±1.65, 4.15 ± 2.94, 5.23 ± 2.58 and 6.22 ± 2.37 days, respectively with 33.12± 9.25 days total larval period. Pupa was obtect and the fecundity was recorded 170-200 eggs per female. The pre-mating and mating period was lasted for 7-12 and 3-6 hours, respectively while the oviposition period lasted for 3-5 days. The total life cycle from egg to adult was 32-71 days. The current findings are very important in managing this pest on various crops around the globe especially in Pakistan.

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