Differential Feeding Preference and Performance of Leafworm Spodoptera litura Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on some Cultivars of Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.)
Muhammad Shakil Ahmad1*, Muhammad Afzal1, Sylvain Nafiba Ouedraogo2 and Muhammad Zeeshan Majeed1
1Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Sargodha 40100, Pakistan; 2Institut des Sciences del’ Environnement et du Développement Rural (ISEDR), Université de Dédougou, BP 176, Dédougou, Burkina Faso.
*Correspondence | Muhammad Shakil Ahmad, Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Sargodha 40100, Pakistan; Email:
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Figure 1:
Leaf consumption and weight gain values (mean ± SE) of 3rd instar larvae of Spodoptera litura feeding on different potato cultivars. Alphabets at bar tops indicate significant difference among the treatments (one-way ANOVA; HSD at α = 0.05).
Figure 2:
Food consumption and larval performance values (mean ± SE) of 3rd instar larvae of Spodoptera litura feeding on different potato cultivars. (A): relative growth rate (RGR), (B): relative consumption rate (RCR) and (C): efficiency of conversion of ingested food (ECI). Alphabets at bar tops indicate significant difference among the treatments (one-way ANOVA; HSD at α = 0.05).