Biology of the Wild Silkmoth Anaphe panda (Boisduval) in the Kakamega Forest of Western Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorKioko, E. N.
dc.contributor.authorMueke, J. M.
dc.contributor.authorRaina, S. K.
dc.contributor.authorMbahin, N.
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-02T12:22:57Z
dc.date.available2014-06-02T12:22:57Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.descriptionDoi.org/10.1017/S1742758407883160en_US
dc.description.abstractA study on the life cycle of the silkmoth Anaphe panda (Boisduval) was conducted in two different habitats of the Kakamega Forest in western Kenya: Ikuywa, an indigenous forest, and Isecheno, a mixed indigenous forest. Eggs were laid in clusters, and the incubation period ranged from 40 to 45 days. Larvae fed on Bridelia micrantha (Hochst) and passed through seven instars. The developmental period took between 83 to 86 days in the dry season and 112 to118 days in the rainy season. The pupal period ranged between 158 and 178 days in the rainy season and, on the other hand, between 107 and 138 days in the dry season. But the later caught up in development with those that formed earlier. Moths emerged from mid-October until mid-May. Longevity of adult Anaphe panda moths took between 4 and 6 days, but generally females seemed to live longer than males. The moth also seems to have higher lifespan in the indigenous forest compared to the mixed indigenous forest.en_US
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Forestry Research Volume 2012 , Article ID 186549, 7 pagesen_US
dc.identifier.issn1687-9368
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/9742
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherHindawi Publishing Corporationen_US
dc.subjectAfrican wild silkmothen_US
dc.subjectGonometa posticaen_US
dc.subjectsemi-captive rearingen_US
dc.subjectlife cycleen_US
dc.subjectAcacia hockiien_US
dc.subjectAcacia mearnsiien_US
dc.titleBiology of the Wild Silkmoth Anaphe panda (Boisduval) in the Kakamega Forest of Western Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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