Life history of the laboratory population of the palm leaf beetleBrontispa longissima.
Author of the article:ZHOU Rong1,2,ZENG Ling2,LIANG Guang-Wen2,LU Yong-Yue2,CUI Zhi-Xin1
Author's Workplace:(1.Horticulture Department, Foshan University of Technology, Foshan 528231, China; 2. Laboratory of Insect Ecology, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China)
Key Words:Brontispa longissima (Gestro); life history
Abstract: The average life longevity of palm leaf beetle Brontispa longissima was 165 days, with the maximum of 235 days. The sex ratio of adults was 1∶1. The male and female could mated for several times. The egg-larval period was long and the eggs were l