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EFFECT OF FOOD STUFFS AND SOME ECOLOGICAL FACTORS ON DIFFERENT BIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF THE ADULT RED PALM WEEVIL, <i>RHYNCHOPHORUS FERRUGINEUS</i> (OLIVER) (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDA

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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Animal Ecology and Toxicology
Arthropods

Abstract

The results obtained showed no significant difference (P>0.05) in weevil male and female longevity as a result of feeding either on palm core, palm leaf base, sugarcane pieces or artificial diet. Also, non-significant differences between weevil male and female longevity under the same ecological, biological and food supply conditions were obtained. Data obtained revealed that there were some differences between pre-oviposition periods recorded in different food stuff treatment, while feeding on pear fruits showed the shortest pre oviposition period (6.64±0.67 days), while feeding on apple, sugarcane and corn stem showed the longest pre-oviposition period (11 days). High significant (P<0.001) differences in the oviposition periods were obtained when feeding on different non-host plants as pear, apple, pineapple fruits and corn stem compared with that of date palm core. The post-oviposition periods varied according to food supplied; the shortest post-oviposition period was recorded for females fed on corn stems (1.06±0.07), while the longest post-oviposition period was recorded for females fed on pear fruit (4.69±0.06 days). Females fed on palm leaf base, deposited the lowest number of eggs (88.5±5.6 eggs/female), while the greatest number of eggs was deposited by females fed on pear fruit (2.81.33±3.53 eggs/female). There was no significant difference (P>0.05) in adult emergence percentage except when feeding females on 30% molasses concentration artificial diet, but a significant change in adult emergence percentage that reached (99.33±2.33 %) from (89.12±0.07%) in case of 10% molasses concentration in the artificial diet. The weevil longevity was directly proportional to the photoperiod. Photoperiod had no effect on fecundity. The ratio F/M was 1.5:1 at temperature of 25ºc and reached 1:1 at the temperature of 40ºC.

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10.12816/0034707

Keywords

Palm weevil, <i>Rhynchophorus ferrugineus</i>, Food stuff, longevity, oviposition, Photoperiodism, fecundity

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Shokry

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Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt

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Ahmad

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Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt

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Gad

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I. A.

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Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt

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66

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66

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4347

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2016-12-01

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2016-12-01

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2016-12-01

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51

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62

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1110-6344

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2682-3160

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Egyptian Journal of Zoology

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EFFECT OF FOOD STUFFS AND SOME ECOLOGICAL FACTORS ON DIFFERENT BIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF THE ADULT RED PALM WEEVIL, <i>RHYNCHOPHORUS FERRUGINEUS</i> (OLIVER) (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE)

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22 Jan 2023