Journal of Biological Control

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Survival Capacity of Ceutorhynchus portulacae Marshall during Non-Availability of Food


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1 Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (lear) Hessarghatta Lake Post, Bangalore 560089, Karnataka, India
2 Department of Zoology, Bangalore University, Bangalore, India
 

Forty-five days old adults of Ceutorhynchus portulacae Marshall could survive up to 55 days, hiding In cracks and crevices in soil which reflects their survival capacity in the absence of food when Portulaca oleracea was completely removed by mechanical or chemical means and can be a probable candidate for the biological control of this deadly weed.

Keywords

Ceutorhynchus portulacae, Portulaca oleracea, Survival, Unfavourable Periods.
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P. N. Ganga Visalakshy
Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (lear) Hessarghatta Lake Post, Bangalore 560089, Karnataka, India
S. Krishnan
Department of Zoology, Bangalore University, Bangalore, India

Abstract


Forty-five days old adults of Ceutorhynchus portulacae Marshall could survive up to 55 days, hiding In cracks and crevices in soil which reflects their survival capacity in the absence of food when Portulaca oleracea was completely removed by mechanical or chemical means and can be a probable candidate for the biological control of this deadly weed.

Keywords


Ceutorhynchus portulacae, Portulaca oleracea, Survival, Unfavourable Periods.