Reproduction of Poecilocerus bmtonius fed on Calotropis procera Compared with Zygophylum simplex and Pulicaria crispa

Feeding of adult grasshopper, Poecilocerus bmtonius on three host foliage; Calotropis procera, Zygophylum simplex and Pulicaria crispa was investigated by measuring immature and mature female longevities, weight gain, fertility and fecundity. The development of adult females were shorter on C. procera than those fed on other host foliages. Fecundity and fertility of females fed on C. procera were significantly higher compared with those reared on Z. simplex and P. crispa. Ovariole yield of females reared on Z. simplex or P. crispa was 0.0% as compared with females reared on C. procera. The rate of resorption bodies per ovary for females reared on Z. simplex or P. crispa was 100%. Weight gain in male or female adults reared on C. procera was higher than those reared on the other host foliages.