Neotropical Entomology (2003) 32, 725-727

Tania Pereira, Amarildo Pasini and Émerson D.M. De Oliveira (2003)
Biologia e Preferência Alimentar de Ascia monuste orseis (Latreille) (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) na planta invasora Raphanus raphanistrum L.
[Biology and feeding preference of Ascia monuste orseis (Latreille) (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) on the weed Raphanus raphanistrum L.]
Neotropical Entomology 32 (4), 725-727
Abstract: The biology and feeding preference of the kale leafworm, Ascia monuste orseis (Latreille) on the weed Raphanus raphanistrum Godart was studied. Eggs were collected on plants at the farm of the Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), PR, Brazil. Neonate caterpillars were individualized and were daily fed on leaves of R. raphanistrum; instar duration and mortality were recorded. Mean duration of the larval stage was 12.9 (± 0.08) days and mortality was 42.0%. Mean duration of the pupal stage was 6.7 (± 0.13) days, and mortality was 38.4%. A. monuste orseis prefered leaves of R. raphanistrum compared to leaves of kale, Brassica oleracea var. acephala.
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Database assignments for author(s): Amarildo Pasini

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
environment - cropping system/rotation
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Ascia monuste	Cabbage (Brassica oleracea)	Brazil (south)
	Raphanus raphanistrum (weed)		Brazil (south)