Growth and Development of <i>Acanthiophilus helianthi</i> (Diptera: Tephritidae) Feeding on Safflower, <i>Carthamus tinctorius</i>
Safflower fly, Acanthiophilus helianthi Rossi (Diptera: Tephritidae), undergoes four stages (egg, larva, pupa and adult) during its growth and development. In this study, observation showed that the egg’s stage took 1.16 ± 0.00, larva’s stage took 12.02 ± 0.13 and pupa’s stage took 7.03 ± 0.08 days...
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| Language: | English |
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University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca
2015-06-01
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| Series: | Notulae Scientia Biologicae |
| Online Access: | http://www.notulaebiologicae.ro/index.php/nsb/article/view/9521 |