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SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE BIOLOGY OF GROUNDNUT SEED BEETLE CARYEDON SERRATUS (OLIVIER) (COLEOPTERA; BRUCHIDAE)

D. Rama Devi, N. Venugopal Rao

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¹Department of Entomology, S.v. Agricultural College, Tirupati - 517 502, India

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Cite article:- Devi Rama D., Rao Venugopal N. (2025). SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE BIOLOGY OF GROUNDNUT SEED BEETLE CARYEDON SERRATUS (OLIVIER) (COLEOPTERA; BRUCHIDAE). Legume Research. 28(3): 229 - 230. doi: .

ABSTRACT

The biology of groundnut seed beetle (bruchid) was studied under laboratory conditions. The mean duration of pre-oviposition, oviposition, incubation, grub, pre-pupal, female and male adult bruchids were recorded. The duration of total life cycle of Caryedon serratus (Olivier) from egg laying to adult emergence was found to be 46 days.

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