Bioecology of jasmine leaf webworm, Nausinea geometralis Guenee (Pyraustidae: Lepidoptera) in different Jasminum cultivars

A comparative bioecological study was conducted on jasmine leaf webworm reared on four major Jasminum species, Jasminum sambac, Jasminum auriculatum, Jasminum grandiflorum and Jasminum nitidum and the results revealed that the life-cycle consists of egg, larva with five larval instars, pupa and adult. The total duration of the lifecycle and individual life stage duration was shortest in J. grandiflorum and longest in J. sambac.