**7. Results and discussion**

The life span of blossom midge, *C. maculipennis,* was studied on four cultivable *Jasminum* species namely*, J. sambac*, *J. auriculatum*, *J. grandiflorum,* and *J. nitidum* in the laboratory. The life cycle of blossom midge consisted of egg, larval, pupal, and adult stages (**Figure 7**). The extensive details of life stages were studied in all the four *Jasminum* sp. and furnished in **Table 1**. The different life stages were detailed in the following paragraphs.
