| The biology of Hypocala andremona (Cramer) on persimmon (Diospyrus kaki L.) leaves of the cultivars Atago and Giombo was studied in laboratory (27 ± 1°C, 65 ± 10% RH, 14 hours photo period) and egg distribution on plants of the cultivar Giombo in a commercial orchard, during the 2001/2002 crop season, in Londrina, Paraná state. The developmental period of larvae fed on ‘Giombo’ was longer (17.8 ± 0.17 days) in comparison to that of larvae fed on ‘Atago’ (15.8 ± 0.27 days). In contrast, the duration of the pupal stage of insects raised on ‘Giombo’ was lower (12.0 ± 0.29 days) than that of insects reared on ‘Atago’ (13.3 ± 0.17 days). The viabilities of larvae were 60.8 and 38.8% for... |
