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Comparative performance and digestive physiology of Diaphania indica (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) on Trichosanthes anguina (Cucurbitaceae) cultivars

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 June 2020

Rahul Debnath ,
Syed Husne Mobarak ,
Paroma Mitra  and
Anandamay Barik Open the ORCID record for Anandamay Barik [Opens in a new window]
Rahul Debnath
Affiliation:
Ecology Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan – 713 104, West Bengal, India
Syed Husne Mobarak
Affiliation:
Ecology Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan – 713 104, West Bengal, India
Paroma Mitra
Affiliation:
Ecology Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan – 713 104, West Bengal, India
Anandamay Barik*
Affiliation:
Ecology Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan – 713 104, West Bengal, India
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Author for correspondence: Anandamay Barik, Email: anandamaybarik@yahoo.co.in
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Abstract

Diaphania indica (Saunders) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) is an important phytophagous pest of Trichosanthes anguina L. in India. We studied life table parameters by age-stage, two-sex, amylolytic and proteolytic activities, and food utilization parameters of D. indica on the leaves of three T. anguina cultivars (Baruipur Long, Polo No. 1 and MNSR-1). Further, nutrients (total carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, amino acids and nitrogen) and antinutrients (total phenols, flavonols and tannins) in leaves were determined. The development time (egg to adult emergence) was the shortest on MNSR-1 (19.79 d) and the longest on Polo No. 1 (25.72 d). Fecundity was the highest and lowest on MNSR-1 (259 eggs) and Polo No. 1 (151.22 eggs), respectively. The lowest intrinsic rate of increase (rm) and net reproductive rate (R0) of D. indica on Polo No. 1 were 0.1112 d−1 and 27.22 offspring individual−1, respectively. The mean generation time (T) was the shortest on MNSR-1 (23.99 days) and the longest on Polo No. 1 (29.70 d). The larvae of D. indica fed with MNSR-1 had the highest level of amylolytic and proteolytic activities, and the lowest activities were in the larvae fed with Polo No. 1. The fifth-instar larvae fed with Polo No. 1 had the lowest consumption index and growth rate. The higher larval development time and lower fecundity of D. indica on Polo No. 1 were due to the lower level of nutrients and a higher level of antinutrients than other cultivars. Our results concluded that Polo No. 1 cultivar could be suggested for cultivation.

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Amylolytic and proteolytic activitiesdevelopment and reproductionDiaphania indicafood utilization parameterslife tablenutrients and antinutrientsTrichosanthes anguina
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 110 , Issue 6 , December 2020 , pp. 756 - 766
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