黄守瓜Aulacophora femoralis(Motschulsky)是瓜类作物的主要害虫。成虫为害瓜苗、花和幼果;幼虫为害瓜根及瓜果。 在河南一年一代,以成虫在土块、草堆下等温暖处越冬。4月中旬在田间出现,产卵期从5月中旬可延续到7月底。卵一般产于瓜根附近的土缝中或瓜果下,卵期10—13天。幼虫老熟后钻入表土下1—2寸深处化蛹。室内饲养, Aulacophora femoralis (Motschulsky) is a major pest of melons. Adult damage melon seedlings, flowers and young fruit; larvae damage melons and fruits. In Henan a generation to adults in clods, haystacks under the warm winter. Appeared in the field in mid-April, the spawning period can be extended from mid-May to the end of July. Egg generally produced in the vicinity of melon root in the soil seam or fruit, the egg period of 10-13 days. Drilled larvae into the top 1-2 cm deep after the pupation. Indoor feeding,