Growth and survival rate of <i>H. armigera</i> larvae on artificial diet and diet containing pigeon pea inducible LAP.

<p>A- Survival rate of <i>Helicoverpa armigera</i> on a control diet versus test diet containing pigeon pea inducible LAP. The neonates were fed upon diet containing pigeon pea inducible LAP. The feeding analysis was carried out till 12 days and rate of survival was recorded every 3 day. Data were analyzed by a nonparametric chi-square test to determine significant differences in the percentage survival of <i>H. armigera</i> fed on the test diet (<i>n</i> = 30 individuals per test, three replicates). The highest survival rate was recorded on the control diet, whereas the lowest survival rate was recorded on the diet containing plant LAP. B- Development of <i>H. armigera</i> fed on control and test diet. Larvae fed on control diet showing normal growth, while larvae fed on plant LAP showing retarded or stunted growth. The aminopeptidase denatured by heating was used as+ve control on which the larval growth was found similar to as of control.