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Biology of Temnoschoita quadrimaculata Gly. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on oil palm in Ghana

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2011

S. K. Asante  and
R. Kumar
S. K. Asante
Affiliation:
Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana, P.O. Box 8, New-Tafo, Akim, Ghana
R. Kumar*
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, P.M.B. 5080, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
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* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
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Abstract

Breeding biology of oil palm weevil, Temnoschoita quadrimaculata Gly., was studied. Females lay small, whitish and cylindrical eggs singly in cut wounds made on the fronds and trunk of oil palm, Elaeis guineensis Jacq. The larvae were found to feed voraciously in the fresh and dead tissues of the palm fronds and trunk. The weevil has six overlapping generations. Unmated females were observed to have longer pre-oviposition period, laid fewer eggs and lived longer than the mated ones. Durations of the immature stages of the weevil are studied. Natural enemies and alternate host plants of the pest are given.

Résumé

La biologie de l'élevage du charançon du palmier Temnoschoita quadrimaculata Gly., a été étudiée. Les femelles déposent, un par un, leurs petits oeufs blanchâtres et cylindriques dans des blessures pratiquées à travers des frondes et du tronc du palmier, Elaeis guineensis Jacq. On a trouvé que les larves se nourrissaient voracement des tissues frais et morts du tronc et des frondes du palmier. Le charançon possède six générations s'enjambant l'une sur l'autre. On a observé que des femelles découplées montraient une plus longue période, précédant l'oviposition; pondaient moins d'oeufs, et vivaient plus longtemps que celles couplées.

On a étudié la durée des stades d'immaturité du charançon. Des ennemis naturels et des plantes-hôtes alternatives de la peste, ont été mentionnés.

Keywords

Temnoschoita quadrimaculataoil palmimmature stagesnatural enemieshost plantsTemnoschoita quadrimaculatapalmierdes stades d'immaturitéennemis naturelsplantes-hôtes
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Research Article
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International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 7 , Issue 2 , April 1986 , pp. 129 - 134
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Copyright © ICIPE 1986

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