Table 3 Larval period (days) and Pupal period (days) of different larval instars of Z. cucurbitae fed on AITC amended artificial diet.

0

9.44 ± 0.45^a

7.78 ± 0.15^ab

5.33 ± 0.17^a

8.89 ± 0.26^a

9.30 ± 0.24^a

7.84 ± 0.16^a

5

8.87 ± 0.36^ab

8.05 ± 0.07^ab

5.37 ± 0.22^a

9.88 ± 0.40^ab

9.39 ± 0.15^a

7.84 ± 0.14^a

25

8.83 ± 0.44^ab

8.37 ± 0.14^bc

6.24 ± 0.10^b

9.74 ± 0.54^ab

9.89 ± 0.42^a

8.22 ± 0.10^ab

50

8.18 ± 0.69^ab

9.06 ± 0.24^c

6.30 ± 0.31^b

10.57 ± 0.74^ab

9.91 ± 0.27^a

8.64 ± 0.18^b

100

7.49 ± 0.29^ab

7.59 ± 0.24^ab

5.21 ± 0.15^a

11.67 ± 0.33^bc

11.50 ± 0.54^b

9.96 ± 0.19^c

150

7.7 ± 0.15^b

7.43 ± 0.26^a

5.14 ± 0.11^a

12.97 ± 0.32^c

12.82 ± 0.08^b

10.98 ± 0.28^d

F-value

3.105*

8.947**

7.608**

10.296**

18.679**

49.404**