Research Article
DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/ijrsr.2019.1004.3340
Subject:
science
KeyWords:
Mustard sawfly, control measures, period of investigation, safer insecticides.
Abstract:
The larvae of Athalia lugens proximafed voraciously on leaves. Apart from mustard it also fed on radish and other allied plants. It feeds during morning and evening from the margin of the leaf towards the center. During daytime, it prefers to stay in the soil. The female possesses a sawlikeovipositor and inserts the eggs very near the leaf margi