Table 2 Biology of Callosobruchus chinensis on different pulses.

From: Comparative susceptibility of various pulses and their impact on the biological traits of pulse beetle, Callosobruchus chinensis (Linn.) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

Pulses

Fecundity

Incubation period

Larval period

Pupal period

Developmental period

Male longevity

Female longevity

Adult emergence

Susceptibility index

Cowpea

71.33 ± 1.45

4.33 ± 0.33

18.67 ± 1.20

7.33 ± 0.33

30.33 ± 0.88

6.67 ± 0.33

8.33 ± 0.33

79.00 ± 2.89

14.42 ± 0.39

Chickpea

83.33 ± 2.60

3.67 ± 0.33

15.67 ± 1.20

5.33 ± 0.33

24.67 ± 0.88

8.67 ± 0.33

11.00 ± 0.57

95.33 ± 1.45

18.51 ± 0.62

Horse gram

64.33 ± 1.76

5.33 ± 0.33

21.00 ± 1.15

8.00 ± 0.58

34.33 ± 0.88

6.00 ± 0.58

7.33 ± 0.33

61.33 ± 3.18

11.99 ± 0.24

Kabuli chickpea

79.33 ± 1.76

4.67 ± 0.67

16.00 ± 0.58

6.00 ± 0.58

27.00 ± 1.00

7.33 ± 0.33

9.67 ± 0.33

82.67 ± 2.19

16.39 ± 0.65

Kidney bean

56.33 ± 1.45

6.67 ± 0.33

18.67 ± 0.88

8.33 ± 0.33

33.67 ± 0.88

5.33 ± 0.33

7.00 ± 0.57

54.67 ± 1.45

11.89 ± 0.24

Black gram

61.33 ± 2.03

7.33 ± 0.33

21.67 ± 0.67

6.00 ± 0.58

35.00 ± 1.00

7.00 ± 0.58

8.00 ± 0.57

65.00 ± 2.30

11.94 ± 0.35

Green gram

87.00 ± 2.08

3.33 ± 0.33

14.00 ± 0.58

4.67 ± 0.33

22.00 ± 0.58

9.33 ± 0.33

12.33 ± 0.33

102.67 ± 3.71

21.08 ± 0.71

Soybean

74.00 ± 3.21

4.67 ± 0.33

17.00 ± 0.58

6.33 ± 0.33

28.00 ± 1.16

6.00 ± 0.58

7.67 ± 0.33

82.33 ± 4.06

15.78 ± 0.48

LSD (p ≤ 0.05)

6.414

1.182

2.714

1.333

2.783

1.333

1.333

8.486

1.478

SE(m)

2.121

0.391

0.898

0.441

0.920

0.441

0.441

2.806

0.489

SE(d)

3.000

0.553

1.269

0.624

1.302

0.624

0.624

3.969

0.691

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