فهیمه خواجه

[ 1 ] - Feeding indices and digestive proteolytic activity of pistachio hull borer, Arimania comaroffi (Rogonot) (Lep.: Pyralidae) on five pistachio varieties

Pistachio hull borer, Arimania comaroffi (Rogonot)(Lep: Pyralidae) is an insect pest which has turn into an outbreak in some pistachio orchards of Rafsanjan. In order to study feeding indices and total proteolytic enzymatic activity, larvae of A. comaroffi were reared on fruits of five pistachio varieties including, Ahmadaghai, Akbari, Ohadi, Kaleghochi and Momtaz at 25±2ºC, 45±5% RH and 16:8 (L:…