Table 4 Total development period (days) of different larval instars of Z. cucurbitae fed on AITC amended artificial diet.

0

18.32 ± 0.28^a

17.08 ± 0.29^a

13.17 ± 0.13^a

5

18.75 ± 0.53^a

17.45 ± 0.12^ab

13.21 ± 0.20^a

25

18.56 ± 0.37^a

18.26 ± 0.40^bc

14.46 ± 0.12^b

50

18.75 ± 0.35^a

18.97 ± 0.10^c

14.93 ± 0.21^b

100

19.15 ± 0.22^a

19.08 ± 0.30 ^cd

15.17 ± 0.11^b

150

20.67 ± 0.25^b

20.25 ± 0.30^d

16.11 ± 0.24^c

F-value

5.857**

18.399**

43.8**