Contact: +91-9711224068
Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies
  • Printed Journal
  • Indexed Journal
  • Refereed Journal
  • Peer Reviewed Journal

P-ISSN: 2349-6800, E-ISSN: 2320-7078

Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies

2017, Vol. 5, Issue 2
Study on food selection in two grasshopper species, Calliptamus barbarus (Costa, 1836) and Chorthippus biguttulus (Linnaeus, 1758) from Pakistan

Sundus Zahid, Waheed Ali Panhwar, Riffat Sultana, Sardar Azhar Mehmood and Muhammad Saeed Wagan

Study on food selection in two grasshopper species i-e:namely Calliptamus barbarus (Costa, 1836). and Chorthippus biguttulus (Linnaeus, 1758) was carried out during the year 2016 from Pakistan. Specimens were collected and kept in jars in order to note their feeding behavior. In addition to this, survival rate of species on different host plants was observed. The survival rate of C. barbarus was observed as 4.11 ± 4.67 followed by C. biguttulus as 17 ± 4.38 on Cynodon dactylon, Paspalum notatum and Psidium guajava respectively. Furthermore, it was found that insects did not preferred Brassica oleracea var. capitata. The present study findings will be very helpful to future researchers concerned with rearing of C. barbarus and C. biguttulus
Pages : 13-15 | 1976 Views | 288 Downloads


Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies
How to cite this article:
Sundus Zahid, Waheed Ali Panhwar, Riffat Sultana, Sardar Azhar Mehmood, Muhammad Saeed Wagan. Study on food selection in two grasshopper species, Calliptamus barbarus (Costa, 1836) and Chorthippus biguttulus (Linnaeus, 1758) from Pakistan. J Entomol Zool Stud 2017;5(2):13-15.

Call for book chapter
Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies
Please use another browser.