Rearing the Cotton Bollworm,Helicoverpa armigera, on a Tapioca-Based Artificial Diet | Zendy

Bilal Haider Abbasi | Zendy; Khalique Ahmed | Zendy; Feeroza Khalique | Zendy; Najma Ayub | Zendy; Haijun Liu | Zendy; Syed Asad Raza Kazmi | Zendy; Muhammad Nauman Aftab | Zendy

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Rearing the Cotton Bollworm,Helicoverpa armigera, on a Tapioca-Based Artificial Diet

Author(s) -

Bilal Haider Abbasi,

Khalique Ahmed,

Feeroza Khalique,

Najma Ayub,

Haijun Liu,

Syed Asad Raza Kazmi,

Muhammad Nauman Aftab

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

journal of insect science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.551

H-Index - 49

ISSN - 1536-2442

DOI - 10.1673/031.007.3501

Subject(s) - helicoverpa armigera , biology , fecundity , noctuidae , hatching , pupa , larva , bollworm , lepidoptera genitalia , pest analysis , toxicology , zoology , botany , population , demography , sociology

The impact of a tapioca-based artificial diet on the developmental rate, life history parameters, and fertility was examined over five consecutive generations for the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera Hubner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), a highly polyphagous pest of many agricultural crops. The study showed that when fed the tapioca-based artificial diet during larval stage, larval and pupal developmental period, percent pupating, pupal weight, emergence rate of male and female, longevity, fecundity and hatching were non-significantly different than that of the control agar-based artificial diet. Moreover, the cost to rear on tapioca-based diet approached 2.13 times less than the cost of rearing on the agar-based artificial diet. These results demonstrate the effectiveness and potential cost savings of the tapioca-based artificial diet for rearing H. armigera .

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