author(s)
Kamil Kabir Khanzada, Riaz Hussain Chandio, Razique Ali Nahiyoon, Arsalan Ahmed Siddiqui, Muhammad Irfan Jat, Sumbel Mureed Mastoi and Paras Mureed Mastoi

abstract
The present study was conducted at Department of Entomology, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam during 2017. The maximum pre oviposition period of 6.8±0.38 days and oviposition 30.0±0.33 was recorded when larvae of C. carnea was fed on eggs of S. litura and minimum 5.6±0.25; 23.6±1.04 days respectively were observed on A. craccivora nymphs which compared to eggs of C. cephalonica (6.2±0.37 and 27.4±0.51). Highest egg hatchability (88.0±2.0), adult emergence (76.0±4.00) was obtained when larvae were fed with C. cephalonica eggs whereas lowest on S. litura (70.0±3.16 and 62.0±2.0) respectively. In that order, the highest adult longevity of 41.6±0.52 (female) and 34.6±0.26 (male) was seen in S. litura while the shortest female longevity 39.6±0.51 male 29.0±0.45 days on C. cephalonica. Sex ratio was slightly female biased on all three hosts where females survived longer than males.