HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

INSECT PESTS OF FRUITS PLANTATION MEDICINAL AROMATIC CROPS VEGETABLE ORNAMENTAL AND SPICE CROPS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The cabbage looper grows to be how long?
A
1 in.
B
1.25 in.
C
1.5 in.
D
2 in.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -They are smooth-skinned, with only a few long bristles down the back, and may grow to be up to 1.5 inches long. Cabbage loopers have two pairs of prolegs (leglike appendages, or fleshy stubs) on the fifth and sixth abdominal segments (middle of the abdomen).

Detailed explanation-2: -Larvae feed for two to four weeks before pupating. The pupal stage lasts for two weeks. With warm temperatures, development of all cabbage looper stages-from egg to adult-takes about 18 to 25 days.

Detailed explanation-3: -The looper caterpillar shows complete metamorphosis. There are four stages in their life cycle i.e. egg, larva, pupa and adult. Pairing takes place usually on the day of emergence and egg lying the following night and is continued for 3 to 5 days.

Detailed explanation-4: -Description. The larva of the cabbage looper is a small, green caterpillar with a thin white to yellow stripe on each side of the body and two stripes down the center of the back. It has three pairs of legs near the head and three pairs of club-shaped legs (prolegs) on the abdomen.

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