The supplement nutrient and ovipositing behaviour of M. alternatus on P. kesiya var. langbianensis were observed in cages of a insect room in Yunnan, China. The adults began feeding 0.5-2 hours after eclosion, and fed the surface of young and tender branches (aged 1- to 3-year-old) as supplying nutrient. The average feeding area of each adult within its whole life is 2279 mm2. The female adults oviposited on the perennial branch or bole with diameters of 0.5-6 cm 2-3 days after mating. The average egg number per female within its whole life was 61, and 87 oviposition scars were generated on the boles. There are 30% oviposition scars without eggs.
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