TY - BOOK AU - MAHESHI, Vijay TI - Comparative studies on food preference, growth and development of tobacco caterpillar, Spodoptera litura (Fabricius) on different host plants in Punjab U1 - T 632.78 M27C PY - 2007/// CY - Ludhiana PB - PAU KW - INSECTS - ECOLOGY KW - INSECTS - HOST PLANTS N2 - The response of Spodoptera litura (Fabricius) on different host plants with respect to egg laying, feeding and growth and development was studied during different periods of the year. Maximum egg laying in April on castor (720.33 eggs), in May on cotton ( ER -