Biology of Zeugodacus tau (Walker) on Bottle Gourd

Authors

  • Sabreena Ashraf Division of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Wadura 193201, Jammu and Kashmir (Union Territory)
  • Nazeer Ahmad Ganaie Division of Horticulture; Faculty of Agriculture, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Wadura 193201, Jammu and Kashmir (Union Territory)
  • Sajad Hussain Mir Division of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Wadura 193201, Jammu and Kashmir (Union Territory)
  • Shafiyah Rashid Division of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Wadura 193201, Jammu and Kashmir (Union Territory)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.170

Keywords:

Zeugodacus tau, Lagenaria siceraria, biology, morphometrics, developmental stages, instars, larval period, pupal period, oviposition, longevity

Abstract

Biology of Zeugodacus tau (Walker) (Diptera: Tephritidae) was studied on bottle gourd under laboratory conditions. It was observed that 4-10 eggs/ female were laid singly or in clusters, embedded vertically or slightly slanting inside the fruits. Preoviposition, oviposition, post-oviposition and incubation periods were observed to be from 10 to 16, 11 to 28, 1 to 4 and 1 to 3 days, respectively. Mean larval period was 1.4, 1.8 and 2.8 days, for 1st, 2nd and 3rd instars, respectively, with total larval duration of 6.0 days. Prepupal and pupal period were 0.9 and 8.2 days, respectively. The mean longevity of male and female was 28.4 and 31.6 days, respectively.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Metrics

Metrics Loading ...

Downloads

Published

2023-09-01

How to Cite

Ashraf, S., Ganaie, N. A., Mir, S. H., & Rashid, S. (2023). Biology of <i>Zeugodacus tau</i> (Walker) on Bottle Gourd. Indian Journal of Entomology, 85(3), 752–754. https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.170

Issue

Section

Research Communications

References

Enkerlin W. 2003. Economics of area-wide SIT control programs. Recent trends on sterile insect technique and area-wide integrated pest management-economic feasibility, control projects, farmer organization and Bactrocera dorsalis complex control study. Research Institute for Subtropics, Naha, Japan. pp. 1-10.

Jaleel W, Lu L, He Y. 2018. Biology, taxonomy and IPM strategies of Zeugodacus tau Walker and complex species (Diptera; Tephritidae) in Asia: A comprehensive review. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 25: 19346-19361.

Kabir S M H, Rahman R, Molla M A S. 1997. Biology of Dacus (Zeugodacus) tau Walker (Tephritidae: Diptera). Bangladesh Journal of Zoology 25: 115-120.

Kitthawee S, Rungsri N. 2011. Differentiation in wing shape in the Bactrocera tau (Walker) complex on a single fruit species of Thailand. Science Asia 37: 308-313.

Laskar N. 2013. Biology and biometrics of melon fruit fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett) on bitter gourd, Momordica charantia L. and pumpkin, Cucurbita pepo L. Current Biotica 7: 51-59.

Leblanc L, Hossain M A, Doorenweerd C, Khan S A. 2019. Six years of fruit fly surveys in Bangladesh: a new species, 33 new country records and discovery of highly invasive Bactrocera carambolae (Diptera: Tephritidae). Zoo keys 109: 87-109.

Liu Y C, Lin M Y. 2000. Morphology, development, longevity and mating behaviour of Zeugodacus tau (Diptera: Tephritidae). Chinese Journal of Entomology 20(4): 311-325.

Mir S H, Dar S A, Mir G M, Ahmad S B. 2014. Biology of Bactrocera cucurbitae (Diptera: Tephritidae) on cucumber. Florida Entomologist 97(2): 753-758.

Naik H S, Jagadeesh KS, Basavaraju B S. 2017. Biology and Biometrics of Oriental Fruit Fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae) on custard apple, Annona squamosa L. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences 6 (12): 3859-3864.

Patel R K, Patel C B. 1998. Biology of fruit fly, Dacus ciliatus on little gourd, Coccinia indica. Indian Journal of Entomology 60: 165-170.

Sharma S, Shrikhandia P, Tara J S. 2017. Biology and life cycle of Bactrocera cucurbitae Coquillett, A serious pest of cucurbits in Jammu region (Jammu and Kashmir) India. International Journal of Recent Scientific Research 8(11): 22047-22050.

Shen K, Hu J, Wu B, An K, Zhang J, Liu J, Zhang R. 2014. Competitive interactions between immature stages of Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coquillett) and Bactrocera tau (Walker) (Diptera: Tephritidae) under laboratory conditions. Neotropical Entomology 43: 335-343.

Singh S K, Kumar D, Ramamurthy V V. 2010. Biology of Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) tau (Walker) (Diptera: Tephritidae). Entomological Research 40(5): 259-263.

Thakur P, Sharma K C, Bakshi D. 2017. Comparative analysis of life stages of Bactrocera tau (Diptera: Tephritidae) collected from different geographical regions of North India. Journal of Applied and Natural Science 9(2): 998-1001.

Vasudha A, Ahmad M A, Agarwal M L. 2019. Life history traits and immature stages of Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) tau (Walker) (Diptera: Tephritidae). Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 7(2): 1149-1153.

Waseem M A, Naganagoud A, Sagar D, Kareem M A. 2012. Biology of melon fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coquillett) on cucumber. Bioinfolet 9: 232-39.