Vol. 10, Issue 12 (2021)

Author(s):
Kale AS, Neharkar PS, More PR and Harke GP

Abstract:
Experiment was carried out to study the “Comparative performance of different diet ingredients on growth and development of rice moth, Corcyra cephalonica (Stainton) under laboratory condition” at Insect Parasitology laboratory, Department of Agricultural Entomology, College of Agriculture, VNMKV, Parbhani during 2020 – 2021. The study revealed that maximum cost for preparing each diet was recorded in T₅ i.e. Sorghum 2.5 kg + Groundnut 150 g with Rs. 71.75 and the minimum was recorded in T₂ i.e. Bajra 2.5 kg with Rs. 55.5. The highest egg production of Corcyra cephalonica was recorded 25.14 cc in Sorghum 2.5 kg + Groundnut 150 g (T₅) and the lowest 13.15 cc in Bajra 2.5 kg + Soybean 150 g (T₄). Total income of rice moth was maximum with Rs. 2514 obtained from Sorghum 2.5 kg + Groundnut 150 g (T₅) and the minimum income was recorded in Bajra 2.5 kg + Soybean 150 g (T₄) with Rs. 1315. The highest net profit was Rs. 2298.75 reported from Sorghum 2.5 kg + Groundnut 150 g (T₅) while the lowest was observed from Bajra 2.5 kg + Soybean 150 g (T₄) with Rs. 1132.75. Sorghum 2.5 kg + Groundnut 150 g given the highest egg production and net profit over all treatments but it required maximum cost for preparing diet.