Vol. 12, Special Issue 12 (2023)

Author(s):
Sayantika Banik, RS Bhoge, SR Kulkarni, VR Shelar, SD Shinde and DR Bankar

Abstract:
The laboratory study on the biology of the pulse beetle, Callosobruchus chinensis (L.) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) on the stored chickpea were conducted and results revealed that the insect completed one generation from first week of July to last week of August, 2022. Incubation period, larval period and pupal period was 3.67±0.06, 20.33±1 and 6±1 days respectively. The adult life span for male was 9.30±1.08 days where as for female was 10.15±0.98 days. The total developmental period was 32± 2.06 days.