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volume 40 issue 1 (march 2006) : 42 - 46

QUANTITATIVE STUDY OF FOOD CONSUMPTION, ASSIMILATION AND GROWTH IN CREATONOTOS TRANSIENS WALKER (LEPIDOPTERA : ARCTIIDAE) ON PAULOWNIA FORTUNEI

M
Manoj Kumar
M
Mukhtar Ahmad
1Division of Forest Entomology, Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun (Uttaranchal) - 248 006, India

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ABSTRACT

Larvae of Creatonotos transiens consume Paulownia fortunei foliage at the rate 152.58 mg
per day. The rate of weight gain during the larval developmental period was 28.26 mg per day.
C. transiens exhibited efficiency of conversion of ingested food as 23.98%, approximate
digestibility as 68.94% and efficiency of conversion of digested food as 34.98%. The high value
of approximate digestibility of C. transiens reflects the compatibility between the insect and its
exotic host plant.

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    REFERENCES

    1. Bailey, C.G. (1976). Can. Ent., 108: 1319-1326.
    2. Bailey, C.G. and Singh, N.B. (1977). Can. Ent., 109: 687-693.
    3. Duncan, D.B. (1955). Biometrics., 11: 1-42.
    4. Kogan, M. and Cope, D. (1974). Ann. Ent. Soc. Am., 66: 66-72.
    5. Kumar, M. and Ahmad, M. (2001). Indian J. For., 24: 510-513.
    6. Mukerji, M.K. and Guppy, G.C. (1970). Can. Ent., 102: 1179-1188.
    7. Scriber, J.M. and Slansky, F. (1981). Ann. Rev. Ent., 26: 183-211.
    8. Slansky, F. Jr. (1978). Environ. Entomol., 7: 179-185.
    9. Vats, L.K. and Kaushal, B.R. (1980). Agro-Ecosys., 6: 161-176.
    10. Waldbaur, G.P. (1968). Adv. Insect Physiol., 5: 229-288.
    11. Wolcott, G.N. (1937). Ecol. Monogr., 7: 1-90.
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      volume 40 issue 1 (march 2006) : 42 - 46

      QUANTITATIVE STUDY OF FOOD CONSUMPTION, ASSIMILATION AND GROWTH IN CREATONOTOS TRANSIENS WALKER (LEPIDOPTERA : ARCTIIDAE) ON PAULOWNIA FORTUNEI

      M
      Manoj Kumar
      M
      Mukhtar Ahmad
      1Division of Forest Entomology, Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun (Uttaranchal) - 248 006, India

      • Submitted|

      • First Online |

      • doi

      Cite article:- Kumar Manoj, Ahmad Mukhtar (2025). QUANTITATIVE STUDY OF FOOD CONSUMPTION, ASSIMILATION AND GROWTH IN CREATONOTOS TRANSIENS WALKER (LEPIDOPTERA : ARCTIIDAE) ON PAULOWNIA FORTUNEI. Indian Journal of Agricultural Research. 40(1): 42 - 46. doi: .

      ABSTRACT

      Larvae of Creatonotos transiens consume Paulownia fortunei foliage at the rate 152.58 mg
      per day. The rate of weight gain during the larval developmental period was 28.26 mg per day.
      C. transiens exhibited efficiency of conversion of ingested food as 23.98%, approximate
      digestibility as 68.94% and efficiency of conversion of digested food as 34.98%. The high value
      of approximate digestibility of C. transiens reflects the compatibility between the insect and its
      exotic host plant.

      KEYWORDS

        REFERENCES

        1. Bailey, C.G. (1976). Can. Ent., 108: 1319-1326.
        2. Bailey, C.G. and Singh, N.B. (1977). Can. Ent., 109: 687-693.
        3. Duncan, D.B. (1955). Biometrics., 11: 1-42.
        4. Kogan, M. and Cope, D. (1974). Ann. Ent. Soc. Am., 66: 66-72.
        5. Kumar, M. and Ahmad, M. (2001). Indian J. For., 24: 510-513.
        6. Mukerji, M.K. and Guppy, G.C. (1970). Can. Ent., 102: 1179-1188.
        7. Scriber, J.M. and Slansky, F. (1981). Ann. Rev. Ent., 26: 183-211.
        8. Slansky, F. Jr. (1978). Environ. Entomol., 7: 179-185.
        9. Vats, L.K. and Kaushal, B.R. (1980). Agro-Ecosys., 6: 161-176.
        10. Waldbaur, G.P. (1968). Adv. Insect Physiol., 5: 229-288.
        11. Wolcott, G.N. (1937). Ecol. Monogr., 7: 1-90.
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