THE LIFE-CYCLE OF THE SHOT-HOLE BARK-BEETLE, SCOLYTUS AMYGDALI GUER. (COLEOPTERA: SCOLYTIDAE) ON PEACH IN EGYPT

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt.

Abstract

Scolytus amygdali Guer. under laboratory conditions had five gen­erations per year, its life-cycle ranged from 39 to 172 days. The egg, larval, pupal and adult stages lasted 4 -11 , 22-130, 5-15 and 12-44 days, respectively. The pre-oviposition, ovipsition and post- oviposition periods were 6-18, 10-28 and 0-4 days. respectively, and the female deposited 29-65 eggs. The sex ratio was about 1:1.