Department of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221 005, Uttar Pradesh, India
*Corresponding author's E-mail: deeraj3024@gmail.com
Online published on 25 July, 2019.
An investigation on the life history and ovipositional preference of C. chinensis reared on five different pulses revealed not much variation between the pulses. The adults exhibited a marked preference for smooth, well-filled seeds for oviposition. The order of preference for oviposition on different pulses for C. chinensis was Cajanus cajan (red gram) > Vigna radiate (green gram) > Vigna unguiculata (cowpea) > Cicer arietinum (chickpea) > Vigna mungo (black gram).
Callosobruchus chinensis, life history, ovipositional preference, biological parameters and fecundity
