Muhammad Faheem Malik
Agriculture Training Institute, Sariab, Ouetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
ABSTRACT
The experiment was performed to determine the viability of the Trichogrammatoidea bactrae (Trichogrammatidae: Hymenoptera) pupae, after being held, at three different temperatures (10, 12 & 14 °C) for 80, 100 and 120 days in complete darkness with 45% relative humidity. Temperature 10 °C with 80 days holding time is the best combination for the storage of the pupae of the parasitoid. Under the said environmental conditions >53% adult emergence was obtained when the stored pupae were exposed to normal physical conditions (28 °C, 55% relative humidity and 11/13 light/dark photoperiod).
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Muhammad Faheem Malik, 2001. Viability of Trichogrammatoidea bactrae Pupae at Different Temperatures. Journal of Biological Sciences, 1: 593-594.
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2001.593.594
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jbs.2001.593.594
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2001.593.594
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jbs.2001.593.594
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