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http://dx.doi.org/10.7852/jses.2012.50.2.133

Studies on Ecological Environments and Indoor-rearing Conditions of the Common Grass Yellow Butterfly, Eurema hecabe  

Lee, Sang-Hyun (Sunyou co. ltd.)
Kim, Se-Gwon (Sunyou co. ltd.)
Nam, Gyoung-Pil (Sunyou co. ltd.)
Son, Jai-Duk (Sunyou co. ltd.)
Lee, Jin-Gu (Gyeonggido Agricultureal Research & Extension Services)
Park, Young-Kyu (Korea Beneficial Insect Lab. Co. Ltd.)
Choi, Young-Cheol (Department of Agricultureal Biology, National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, RDA)
Lee, Young-Bo (Department of Agricultureal Biology, National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, RDA)
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Journal of Sericultural and Entomological Science / v.50, no.2, 2012 , pp. 133-139 More about this Journal
Abstract
The Aims of this study are to investigate ecological environments and indoor-rearing conditions of Eurema hecabe for artificial rearing. Two different nesting site, a open area nearby small river(A area; Daejin-ri, Gonyang-myeon, Sachun-si, Gyoungsangnam-do) and a foot of a hill area(B area; Noryang-ri, Seolcheon-myeon, Namhae-gun, Kyoungsangnam-do), selected for investigation of ecological habitat environment, and investigated two times per month, during six month, from June to November in 2010. In result, the number of butterflies, Eurema hecabe, at the hill area(B area) was 6 times more than the open area(A area). We observed the number of eggs, larvae and puapae in the B area more times compared to those in the A area. In the B area, Lespedeza cuneata was higher preference than the other host plant, Lespedeza pilosa and Albizia julibrissin. For development of indoor-rearing conditions, common grass yellow butterfly, Eurema hecabe, was reared in a room condition. As a result of oviposition preference experiment, 100-mated-female laid significantly higher number of eggs $104.9{\pm}19.6$ on Lespedeza cuneata plant, whereas the number of eggs was $12.7{\pm}4.5$ on Cassia obtusifolia plant. Moreover, the eggs hatched within $5.1{\pm}0.9$ days from the day of oviposition and procent of egg hatchability was 53.7% on host plant. The headwidth of each developmental larval stage were $0.36{\pm}0.02$(1st), $0.61{\pm}0.02$(2nd), $0.93{\pm}0.05$(3rd), $1.46{\pm}0.08$(4th), $2.25{\pm}0.11$(5th). The larval period was $12.1{\pm}0.9$ days under high temperature, long day condition($25^{\circ}C$, 16L : 8D), showing 81.0% pupal ratio. The pupal period was $6.9{\pm}0.7$ days, and the emergence rate was 79.6%. Based on above experiment, artificial rearing system of common grass yellow butterfly, Eurema hecabe was completed in indoor condition.
Keywords
Eurema hecabe; Ecological Environment; Indoor-rearing conditions; Hatchability; Emergence rate;
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