spodoptera littoralis (boisd.) (lepidoptera: noctuidae) is an important injurious pest of such crop plants as cotton, clover, alfalfa, sugar beet and vegetables as well. larvae of this pest feed on about 40 plant families many of which are of high economic importance. demography of s. littoralis was studied on an artificial diet at 25±2 ?c, 65±5 % rh and 16l:8d in the laboratory. data analysis ...

habrobracon hebetor say (hymenoptera: braconidae) as an ectoparasitoid of larval stage of lepidopterous pests is widely used in biological control programs. in the present research, the effect of field recommended doses of imidacloprid, indoxacarb and deltamethrin were studied on life table parameters of h. hebetor in pupal stage treatment. one hundred, two-day-old pupae were treated with 1 mic...

the spider mite, t. turkestani, is considered as one of the most important polyphagous pests of many crops. its reproductive ability, developmental time, preimaginal mortality and reproduction rate were determined on kidney bean at 20, 25 and 30°c,70±5% rh and 16l:8d. female longevity and immature developmental period (6.74 and 5.8 days, respectively) were shorter at 30°c than at 20 and 25°c. t...

The life table parameters of Macrosiphum rosae L. (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on five vermicompost-tea (tea-compost) concentrations (20, 40, 60, 80 and 100%) and control treatment (0%) on Rosa hybrida L. were determined under laboratory conditions. There were significant differences among pre-imaginal period and adult longevity of the aphid on the five teacompost concentrations. The highest mortalit...