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The first data on the biology of Ips stebbingi Strohmeyer, 1908 (coleoptera: curculionidae: Scolytinae), a pest of himalayan blue pine Cover

The first data on the biology of Ips stebbingi Strohmeyer, 1908 (coleoptera: curculionidae: Scolytinae), a pest of himalayan blue pine

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|Mar 2023

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Figure 1.

Initial gallery (nuptial chamber)
Initial gallery (nuptial chamber)

Figure 2.

Female maturation period of Ips stebbingi
Female maturation period of Ips stebbingi

Figure 3.

A typical gallery pattern of Ips stebbingi excavated in Pinus wallichiana: maternal galleries (A), larval galleries (B)
A typical gallery pattern of Ips stebbingi excavated in Pinus wallichiana: maternal galleries (A), larval galleries (B)

Figure 4.

Relationship between the length of maternal galleries (cm) and eggs per gallery in Ips stebbingi
Relationship between the length of maternal galleries (cm) and eggs per gallery in Ips stebbingi

Figure 5.

Egg of Ips stebbingi
Egg of Ips stebbingi

Figure 6.

Larva of Ips stebbingi
Larva of Ips stebbingi

Table 4.

Comparison of observed (mean) and expected values of head capsule widths (mm) of the larvae of Ips stebbingi
Comparison of observed (mean) and expected values of head capsule widths (mm) of the larvae of Ips stebbingi

Figure 7.

Pupa of Ips stebbingi
Pupa of Ips stebbingi

Figure 8.

Adult of Ips stebbingi: habitus, in dorsal view (A); habitus, in lateral view (B); head, in frontal view (C); abdominal declivity (D)
Adult of Ips stebbingi: habitus, in dorsal view (A); habitus, in lateral view (B); head, in frontal view (C); abdominal declivity (D)

Figure 9.

Seasonal distribution of Ips stebbingi on Pinus wallichiana in Kashmir (E – egg, L – larva, P – pupa, A – adult)
Seasonal distribution of Ips stebbingi on Pinus wallichiana in Kashmir (E – egg, L – larva, P – pupa, A – adult)

Measurement of gallery length

VariablenMean (cm)Standard deviation (cm)
Maternal gallery length3010.763.30
Larval gallery length303.830.63

Egg deposition and measurement of developmental stages of Ips stebbingi

VariablenMean (mm)Standard deviation (mm)
Eggs deposited3023.16 (number)7.03
Egg length300.720.03
Egg width300.480.02
Larval length303.000.13
Larval width301.350.04
Pupal length302.370.08
Pupal width301.020.06
Female length304.080.07
Female width301.780.04
Male length303.740.05
Male width301.720.08

Developmental duration of Ips stebbingi

Duration of generations (days)
StageFirst generationSecond generationThird generation
Egg9–158–148–18
Larva35–4530–3830–40
Pupa20–2618–2421–28
Adult60–7045–60140–175
Total124–156101–136199–261
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ffp-2023-0002 | Journal eISSN: 2199-5907 | Journal ISSN: 0071-6677
Language: English
Page range: 15 - 22
Submitted on: Jul 6, 2022
Accepted on: Nov 10, 2022
Published on: Mar 13, 2023
Published by: Forest Research Institute
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2023 Abdul Ahad Buhroo, Abdul Lateef Khanday, R M Zubair, Samiullah Rather, published by Forest Research Institute
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