BIOLOGICAL STUDIES ON THE MALACOPHAGOUS INSECT, RAVINIA STRIATA (FABRICIUS) (SARCOPHAGIDAE: DIPTERA) | ||||
Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research | ||||
Article 7, Volume 78, Issue 1, March 2000, Page 91-96 PDF (1.85 MB) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/ejar.2000.321492 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
MOHAMED F. S. TAWFIK1; ABDEL-AZEZ M. A. IBRAHIM1; AMAL I. AFIFI1; HASSAN I. EI-DEEB2; KARIMA M. AZZAM2 | ||||
1Biological Contral laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt | ||||
2Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt | ||||
Abstract | ||||
The biology of malacophagous sarcophagid, Ravinia striata, was investigated at 27±2°C and R.H. 75±5% in association with feeding its larvae on the species Monacha obstructa. Under these conditions the total larval duration occupiad 7.83±0.75 days associated with 25% mortality percent. Through this stage, 16.73±2.42 snails were consumed at a daily consumption rate of 2.14±0.28 individuals. The pupal duration lasted 9.07±0.54, associated with 6.67% mortality rate. Number of tarviposition was 2.75±0.45 giving a total number of 52.58±3.75 larvae. The sex ratio was 3:4 (female : male) and the longevities of the two sexes were 55.08±2.35 and 69.0±5.37 days, respectively. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Biology, malacophagaus; Ravinia striata, Snails, Monacha obstructa | ||||
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