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Puja Ray* and Sushilkumar. 2015. Population dynamics and sex ratio of two biocontrol agents of water hyacinth . Indian Journal of Weed Science : 47( 2) 188- 192.







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Volume Issue Publication year Page No Type of article
47 2 2015 188-192 Full length articles
Population dynamics and sex ratio of two biocontrol agents of water hyacinth

Puja Ray* and Sushilkumar

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Email: puja.ray@gmail.com
Address: ICAR - Directorate of Weed Research, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh 482 004

Keywords:

Eichhornia crassipes, Neochetina spp., Population dynamics, Seasonal variation, Sex ratio, Water hyacinth



Abstract:

Population dynamics and sex ratio of two co-existing species of Water hyacinth weevils, Neochetina bruchi Hustache, 1826 and N. eichhorniae Warner, 1970 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) were studied. The weevil attack on Water hyacinth was investigated monthly for four years in different water bodies. The weevil’s abundance was affected by temperature, humidity and rainfall. The population of the weevils in general was highest (14.97 weevils/plant) in September when the humidity level was very high (88%) with the average of temperature almost 26o C. The lowest abundance (2.49 weevils/plant) was in January when the temperature was the lowest (15.7o C). The abundance of N. bruchi was significantly higher than the population of N. eichhorinae (1:0.04) in Jabalpur, India. Statistical studies revealed that the sex ratio was in favour of female in both the species (1:0.52 and 1:0.70 for N. bruchi and N. eichhorniae, respectively).





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