BIOLOGICAL TRAITS OF BEAN FLOWER THRIPS, Megalurothrips usitatus (THYSANOPTERA: THRIPIDAE) REARED ON MUNG BEAN

Sabera Yasmin (), Mohammed Ali, Md. Mizanur Rahman, Mst. Salma Akter and Md. Abdul Latif
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Sabera Yasmin: Department of Entomology, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh.
Mohammed Ali: Department of Entomology, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh.
Md. Mizanur Rahman: Department of Entomology, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh.
Mst. Salma Akter: Department of Entomology, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh.
Md. Abdul Latif: Department of Entomology, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh.

Science Heritage Journal (GWS), 2021, vol. 5, issue 2, 29-33

Abstract: The bean flower thrips, Megalurothrips usitatus is a major pest of mung bean that causes flower dropping and significant yield loss of the crop. M. usitatus demonstrated to have variable lifespan when reared on different leguminous hosts but on mung bean, an important pulse crop in Bangladesh, is unknown. The experiment was conducted to determine the biological attributes of M. usitatus on mung bean in a climate control chamber at 26 ± 1°C, 75 ± 3% RH, and 16:8 hours L:D in the laboratory. The results revealed that the incubation period, first instar larva, second instar larva, prepupa, and pupal period of M. usitatus were 3.13 ± 0.06, 1.48 ± 0.05, 2.30 ± 0.08, 1.30 ± 0.07, and 2.26 ± 0.13 days, respectively. The combined developmental period from egg to adult was 10.54 ± 0.15 (mean ± SE) days. The larvae of M. usitatus were similar in appearance to the adults, but they lacked wings and were smaller and different in color. The first instar was pale yellow, while the second instar was darker and larger, ranging from deep yellow to orange-red. The wing pads of the prepupae were shorter than that of the pupae. The antennae of the prepupa were straight, but they were bent in the pupa. In the case of pre-adult mortality of M. usitatus, the mortality of the first instar larva was 14.41%, second instar larva 22.77%, prepupa 14.10%, and pupa 65.67%. The pre-adult mortality was 80.51% overall. Adult males had lower longevity (6.42 ± 0.44 days) than females (12.07± 1.56 days). The developmental period of M. usitatus on mung bean indicated the suitability of the leguminous crop as a potential host, as well as the need for information on the pest’s various growth stages in order to design effective management strategies.

Keywords: Megalurothrips usitatus; developmental period; pre-adult mortality; longevity; mung bean. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.26480/gws.02.2021.29.33

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