Biology of Prodiplosis longifila Gagné and population fluctuation in tomato crops sprayed with insecticides

Laboratory studies were carried out to determine life history parameters of the bud midge Prodiplosis longifila, a key pest of tomato. P. longifila eggs collected from tomato fields hatched into larvae within 1.2 days average and development time (larva I to adult) was around 14 days at environmenta...