2017 Vol.23 No.1 PP 131-136

STUDY OF DIFFERENT HOST PLANTS SUITABLE FOR THE GROWTH OF LEUCINODES ORBONALIS

^*VIVEK DIXIT AND J.K. AWASTHI¹

Department of Zoology ,
L.C.H.L.M., JALAUN (U.P.) INDIA
1Department of Zoology ,
Narain College ,
SHIKOHABAD (U.P.) INDIA
*Corresponding Author :
Email: vivekjalaun73@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Different host plants (Solanum melongena, Lycopersicon esculentum , Abelmoschus esculentus , Solanum tuberosum , Solanum nigrum , Cyndon indicum , Ocimum basilicum and Solanum indicum ) affect the weight of larva on 5^th , 10^th and 15^th day of development differently . On these plants the larval weight on 5^th day varies from 2.2 to 2.8 mg. . The tested plants affect the growth of larva on 10^th day also . Solanum melongena reared larva was the heaviest ( 4.8 mg. ) and the reared on Ocimum basilicum was the lightest (3.6 mg. ) the larval weight on 15^th day is also affected differently by different host plants . Solanum melongena produce the heaviest larva ( 9.8 mg. ) and Ocimum basilicum both produced the lightest larva (7.4 mg.) However , the increase in larval weight with respect to the remaining plants was slightly less . The increase in the larval weight is possibly due to relative more feeding and more utilization of the ingested food and the differences in weight of larvae are mostly due to varying nutritive value of the tested plants.

Key words : Host plants, Ingested food, Leucinodes larva, Nutritive value, Weight.