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Diapause regulation in Zygogramma bicolorata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), a biocontrol agent of Parthenium hysterophorus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 May 2018

Fazil Hasan ,
M. Shafiq Ansari ,
Mukesh K. Dhillon ,
Mohammad Muslim ,
Amarpal Singh Bhadauriya ,
Aditya Kumar Tanwar  and
Salman Ahmad
Fazil Hasan*
Affiliation:
Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002, India Division of Entomology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India School of Agricultural Sciences, The Glocal University, Saharanpur, UP, India
M. Shafiq Ansari
Affiliation:
Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002, India
Mukesh K. Dhillon
Affiliation:
Division of Entomology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India
Mohammad Muslim
Affiliation:
Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002, India
Amarpal Singh Bhadauriya
Affiliation:
Division of Entomology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India
Aditya Kumar Tanwar
Affiliation:
Division of Entomology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India
Salman Ahmad
Affiliation:
Integral Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, Integral University, Lucknow, 226026, India
*
*E-mail: fazilento10@gmail.com
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Abstract

Zygogramma bicolorata Pallister is a potential biocontrol agent of Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asteraceae). This study was carried out to understand the effect of abiotic (temperature and moisture) and biotic factors (age and reproductive status) on the induction and termination of diapause in Z. bicolorata. We also evaluated the effect of diapause on longevity and fecundity of Z. bicolorata. In Z. bicolorata the induction of diapause occurred between the months of July and December. No diapause was observed in May and June, which coincided with the commencement of the monsoon rains. The percentage of diapause induction in Z. bicolorata was found to increase from one generation to another as well as with the age of adults. Diapause significantly increased the fecundity of females as compared to the fecundity in pre-diapause conditions. Soil moisture (80% RH) played an important role in providing the conditions for initiation and termination of diapause. Similarly, 18.4 and 12.5% of diapause adults resumed their activity in 6 and 5 days when exposed to temperatures of 40° and 45° C for 2 h every day, respectively. Exposure of adults to low temperatures, i.e. 5° and 10° C induced 94.3 and 92.5% diapause, respectively, with no adult mortality. Thus, our findings reveal suitable conditions for preventing and inducing diapause in Z. bicolorata, which is of great importance in the suppression of P. hysterophorus. We discuss the implications of these findings in the control of P. hysterophorus.

Keywords

Zygogramma bicolorataenvironmental factorsagesexdiapauseParthenium hysterophorusbiocontrol
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Research Paper
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International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 38 , Issue 2 , June 2018 , pp. 145 - 158
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Copyright © icipe 2018 

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