Journal of Biological Control

Open Access Open Access  Restricted Access Subscription Access

Integrated Pest Management of Melon Borer, Diaphania indica (Lepidoptera:Pyralidae) in Bittergourd


Affiliations
1 Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Division of Entomology and Nematology, Hesaraghatta Lake Post, Bengaluru - 560089, Karnataka, India
 

Field trials were conducted to evaluate the efficiency of different IPM treatments (Trichogramma chilonis, Dolichogenidea stantoni, Nomuraea rileyi, Beauveria bassiana, Metarhizium anisopliae and Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies kurstaki) for the management melon borer, Diaphania indica in bittergourd. Among the different treatments evaluated, T7 (Bacillus thuringiensis/ Dipel) and T3 (T. chilonis + D. stantoni) were more effective; T2 (D. stantoni), T4 (N. rileyi) and T5 (B. bassiana) also gave good control over the D. indica population when compared to other treatments and control.

Keywords

Integrated Pest Management, Bitter Gourd, Insect Pests, Melon Borer.
User
Notifications

  • Burges HD. 1998. Formulation of microbial biopesticides. Kluwer Academic Publishers, London, United Kingdom. 412pp. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-0114926-6 PMCid:PMC1757572

  • Butani DK. 1979. Insect pests of fruit crops and their control: Bitter gourd. Pesticides 12(11): 36–44.

  • Croft BA. 1990. Arthropod Biological Control Agents and Pesticides. John Wiley and Sons, New York. 723pp.

  • Ganehiarachchi GASM. 1997. Aspects of the biology of Diaphania indica (Pyralidae: Lepidoptera). J Natn Sci Council Sri Lanka 25(4): 203–209.

  • Ganga Visalakshy PN. 2005. Natural enemies of the pumpkin caterpillar Diaphania indica (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Karnataka. Entomon 30: 261–262.

  • Jana H. 2014. Bitter gourd growers pesticides use pattern in controlling insect-pests and diseases in Nadia district of West Bengal. Agric Update 9(3): 320–326. Crossref.

  • Jhala RC, Patel YC, Dabhi MV, Patel HM. 2005. Pumpkin caterpillar, Margaronia indica Saund in cucurbits in Gujrat. Insect Environ. 11(1): 18–16.

  • Ke LD, Li ZQ, Xu LX, Zheng QF. 1986. A brief report of Diaphania indica. Zhepiang Agric Sci. 3: 438–442.

  • Krishnamoorthy A, Rama N, Mani M. 2004. Record of Dolichogenidea stantoni (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a Larval Parasitoid of Pumpkin Caterpillar, Diaphania indica (Saunders) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). J Biol Control 18 (2): 205–206.

  • Kumar S, Saroj Singh, Rane AE. 2000. Evaluation of IPM treatments in linseed crop. Ann Pl Protec Sci. 8: 84–85.

  • Li YL. 1994. Worldwide use of Trichogramma for Biological Control on different Crops: A Survey. In: 286p. Wajnberg E, Hassann SA (Eds.). Biological Control with Egg Parasitoids. ICAB International.

  • Losey JE, Vaughan M. 2006. The economic value of ecological services provided by insects. Bioscience 56: 311–323. Crossref.

  • Metcalfe JR, Breniere J. 1969. Egg parasites (Trichogramma spp.) for the control of sugarcane moth borers. Pests of Sugarcane. Eldevier Publishing Company, the Netherland. p. 81–115.

  • Nagaraja H. 1977. Biosystematics of Trichogramma and Trichogrammatoidae species. Ann Rev Entomol. 22: 157–176. Crossref.

  • Nagaraja SD. 2005. Effect of formulations of Nomuraea rileyi (Farlow) Samson and spray equipments in the management of tobacco caterpillar in groundnut and pod borer in chickpea ecosystem. M.Sc. (Ag.) Thesis. University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad (Karnataka) India.

  • Patel RC, Kulkarni HL. 1956. Bionomics of pumpkin caterpillar Margaronia indica Saund (Pyralidae:Lepidoptera). J Bombay Nat Hist Soc. 54: 118–127.

  • Pandy P. 1977. Host preference and selection of Diaphania indica. Dtsch Entomol Z. 24: 150–173.

  • Peter C, David BV. 1990. Influence of host plants on parasitism of Diaphania indica (Pyralidae: Lepidoptera) by Apanteles taragamae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Insect Sci Applic. 11(6): 903–906. Crossref.

  • Peter C, David BV. 1991. Population dynamics of pumpkin caterpillar Diaphania indica. Trop Pest Manag. 33: 75–79. Crossref.

  • RadhakrishnanV, Natarajan K. 2009. Management of watermelon defoliator pests. Curr Biotica. 3(3): 452–457.

  • Ravi KC, Viraktamath B, Puttaswamy CA, Mallik T. 1997. Diaphania indica Saund (Pyralidae: Lepidoptera)-A serious pest on Gherkins. Insect Environ. 3(3): 81.

  • Ravi KC, Puttaswamy CA, Viraktamath B, Mallik T, Ambika PP, Reddy NKK, Verghese A. 1998. Influence of host plants on the development of Diaphania indica (Saunders) (Lep.: Pyralidae). In: Proceedings of the First National Symposium on Pest Management in Horticultural Crops: Environmental Implications and Thrusts. Bangalore, India. p. 135–136.

  • Sardana HR, Bombawale OM, Kadu LN, Singh DK. 2005. Development and validation of adaptable IPM in okra through farmers participatory approach. Ann Pl Protec Sci. 13: 54–59.

  • Schreiner H. 1991. Damage threshold for Diaphania indica Saunders (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on cucumbers in Guam. Trop Pest Manag. 37(1): 17–20. Crossref.

  • Singh HS, Naik J. 2006. Seasonal dynamics and management of pumpkin caterpillar Diaphania indica Saund (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) and fruit fly Bactrocera cucurbitae Conq in bitter gourd. Vegetable Sci. 33(2): 203–205.

  • Singh S, Kumar S, Parlekar GY. 2004. Synthesis and validation of IPM treatments in sunflower and chick pea strip cropping system. Ann Pl Protec Sci. 12: 257–259.

  • Singh SS, Rai MK, Dwivedi SK, Kumar P. 2012.Validation of IPM treatments against major pests of okra in Dehradun (Uttarakhand). Indian J Entomol. 74: 375– 378.

  • Smith SM. 1996. Biological Control with Trichogramma: Advances, Successes, and their Potential Use. Ann Rev Entomol. 41: 375–406. Crossref. PMid:15012334 Stern VM, Smith RF, van den Bosch R, Hagen KS. 1959.

  • The integrated control concept. Hilgardia. 29: 81–101. https://doi.org/10.3733/hilg.v29n02p081

  • Tripathi, R, Pandy P. 1973. A non cucurbitaceous food plant of Diaphania indica. J Sci Technol. 11(3/4): 80.

  • Vimladevi PS, Prasad YG. 2001. Nomuraea rileyi: A potential myco-insecticide, Pp. 23-38. In: Upadyay RK, Mukherji KG, Chamola BP (Eds.). Biocontrol Potential and its Exploitation in Sustainable Agriculture, 2. Insect Pests. Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publisher, New York, NY.


Abstract Views: 240

PDF Views: 170




  • Integrated Pest Management of Melon Borer, Diaphania indica (Lepidoptera:Pyralidae) in Bittergourd

Abstract Views: 240  |  PDF Views: 170

Authors

K. Soumya
Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Division of Entomology and Nematology, Hesaraghatta Lake Post, Bengaluru - 560089, Karnataka, India
P. N. Ganga Visalakshy
Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Division of Entomology and Nematology, Hesaraghatta Lake Post, Bengaluru - 560089, Karnataka, India
C. Swathi
Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Division of Entomology and Nematology, Hesaraghatta Lake Post, Bengaluru - 560089, Karnataka, India
A. Krishnamoorthy
Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Division of Entomology and Nematology, Hesaraghatta Lake Post, Bengaluru - 560089, Karnataka, India
K. Gopalakrishna Pillai
Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Division of Entomology and Nematology, Hesaraghatta Lake Post, Bengaluru - 560089, Karnataka, India

Abstract


Field trials were conducted to evaluate the efficiency of different IPM treatments (Trichogramma chilonis, Dolichogenidea stantoni, Nomuraea rileyi, Beauveria bassiana, Metarhizium anisopliae and Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies kurstaki) for the management melon borer, Diaphania indica in bittergourd. Among the different treatments evaluated, T7 (Bacillus thuringiensis/ Dipel) and T3 (T. chilonis + D. stantoni) were more effective; T2 (D. stantoni), T4 (N. rileyi) and T5 (B. bassiana) also gave good control over the D. indica population when compared to other treatments and control.

Keywords


Integrated Pest Management, Bitter Gourd, Insect Pests, Melon Borer.

References





DOI: https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc%2F2017%2F15928