1Department of Zoology, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, 416004, Maharashtra, India
*Email: smg_zoo@unishivaji.ac.in (corresponding author): ORCID ID 0000-0001-5182-9861
Online published on 4 April, 2025.
The cowpea weevil Callosobruchus maculatus (F) was reared on a cowpea to study its life cycle. The study revealed that egg, larval and pupal stages were completed in 4–5, 15–19 and 4–5 days, respectively. Similarly, the duration of the adult male and female was 10–12 and 10–14 days, respectively, with the total developmental period being 38 to 40 days. The male and female measured 2.30± 0.15 and 3.23± 0.19 mm long, and 1.25± 0.05 and 1.47± 0.11 mm broad, respectively.
Callosobruchus maculatus, Lifecycle, Development, Duration, Morphometry, Legume, Grain pest, Damage, Reproduction
