New Record of Nephopteryx eugraphella Ragonot as a Serious Leaf Webber of Mimusops elengi Linn. from Uttar Pradesh, India and its Ecofriendly Management
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https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2018/v144i8/119278Keywords:
Nephopteryx eugraphella, Biology, Damage, Management, Mimusops elengi.Abstract
First record of Nephopteryx eugraphella Ragonot, as a serious pest of Mimusops elengi Linn. from the eastern region of Uttar Pradesh, India was reported hereunder. Studies were conducted during the rainy season at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh and observed that about 90-100 per cent plants and 60-80 per cent leaves were infested by this foliage feeder. Young larvae damaged the leaves by scrapping the chlorophyll content followed by webbing while grown up larvae damaged both by scraping and biting the leaves. Due to their severe feeding, damaged leaves were dried up and giving burning appearance of the trees. The detailed studies on taxonomy, biology etc. were discussed in the paper. Egg, larval and pupal periods completed were 2.5–5.75, 16.56–20.25 and 5.5 to 8.25 days, respectively. Adult females, laid 33-89 eggs during her life, had a longer (8.38 days) lifespan than the males (4.85 days). Amongst the tested conventional and biorational insecticides, Quinalphos, Profenophos, Deltamethrin and Cypermethrin at their recommended doses were found more promising. Amongst the different biopesticides, B. bassiana IIVR strain at recommended dose was most effective followed by Bacillus thuringiensis. The present study will be helpful in developing a biointensive pest management strategy of this mostly unattended pest in India.References
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