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Bakthavatsalam, N.
- Occurrence of Cassava Mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti Matile-Ferrero (Pseudococcidae: Hemiptera), A New Invasive Pest on Cassava in India and Prospects for its Classical Biological Control
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Authors
M. Sampathkumar
1,
M. Mohan
1,
A. N. Shylesha
1,
Sunil Joshi
1,
T. Venkatesan
1,
Ankita Gupta
1,
S. Vennila
2,
S. R. Venkatachalam
3,
M. Vijayakumar
4,
Madhu Subramanian
5,
M. Yoganayagi
6,
T. R. Ashika
1,
N. Bakthavatsalam
1
Affiliations
1 ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Hebbal, Bengaluru 560 024, IN
2 ICAR-National Centre for Integrated Pest Management, New Delhi 110 102, IN
3 Tapioca and Castor Research Station, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Yethapur 636 119, IN
4 Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Sandhiyur 636 204, IN
5 Directorate of Research, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur 680 656, IN
6 State Department of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, Tamil Nadu, Senthamangalam 637 409, IN
1 ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Hebbal, Bengaluru 560 024, IN
2 ICAR-National Centre for Integrated Pest Management, New Delhi 110 102, IN
3 Tapioca and Castor Research Station, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Yethapur 636 119, IN
4 Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Sandhiyur 636 204, IN
5 Directorate of Research, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur 680 656, IN
6 State Department of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, Tamil Nadu, Senthamangalam 637 409, IN
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Current Science, Vol 120, No 2 (2021), Pagination: 432-435Abstract
Increased globalization and trade have made India a target for entry of many new alien insect pests. One such unintentional recent introduction is the cassava mealybug (CMB), Phenacoccus manihoti on cassava. Monitoring on the occurrence and damage potential of CMB on cassava was undertaken during 2020. Among the places surveyed, maximum damage score (4–5) and density of the mealybug (>1000/shoot tip) were recorded in Salem and Namakkal districts of Tamil Nadu and Thrissur district of Kerala. In the absence of effective native natural enemies and other methods of control, CMB might pose a major crisis to the cassava industry in India. The prospects of its suppression by classical biological control are quite vibrant and the initiative to import the parasitoid wasp, Anagyrus lopezi from Thailand and the Republic of Benin is already being taken by ICAR-NBAIR, Bengaluru, India.Keywords
Biological Control, Damage, Invasive, Monitoring, Phenacoccus manihoti.References
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- Chemoecological Approaches for Insect Borer Pest Management
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Authors
Affiliations
1 ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Bengaluru 560 024, IN
1 ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Bengaluru 560 024, IN
Source
Current Science, Vol 111, No 5 (2016), Pagination: 783-784Abstract
A wide range of agricultural, horticultural and forest trees are vulnerable to insect borer pests causing serious loss to the economy. Cryptic nature of the borers causes the infestations to be overlooked until sizeable damage has occurred. Employing chemical or biological control has not yielded desirable results in suppressing these, as interventions hardly reach the target site/insect. However, the hazard of pesticides remains. Understanding the ecological interaction mediated by cues, especially odours between borers and their host will aid in the development of clean and green technologies.- Autodetection in Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner)
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Authors
N. Bakthavatsalam
1,
J. Vinutha
1,
P. Ramakrishna
1,
A. Raghavendra
1,
K. V. Ravindra
1,
A. Verghese
1
Affiliations
1 ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, P. B. No. 2491, H. A. Farm Post, Bengaluru 560 024, IN
1 ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, P. B. No. 2491, H. A. Farm Post, Bengaluru 560 024, IN
Source
Current Science, Vol 110, No 12 (2016), Pagination: 2261-2267Abstract
Autodetection is an olfactory behavioural process where the females of some species respond to their own pheromonal blends. Through electroantennogram studies it has been proved that the gravid females of Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) respond to their pheromone blend consisting of Z-11-hexadecenal and Z-9- hexadecenal in the ratio 97 : 3. Male antennae respond more strongly than virgin female antennae. However, antennae of gravid females elicit strong response than unmated males. Also, males showed strong responses in cross-wind flying in wind tunnel experiments, when sex pheromone blends were used. Virgin females and gravid females showed poor response in wind-tunnel studies. The ovipositional experiment where gravid females were allowed to oviposit in the presence and absence of pheromone odours indicated that there was no difference in the number of eggs laid. Through morphological studies, it has been proved that the females also possess sensilla trichoidea, destined to perceive the pheromone blends, though lesser in number than the males. These results support the hypothesis that autodetection of sex pheromones exists in females of H. armigera and is thought to function as a mechanism to induce dispersal under high population densities.Keywords
Autodetection, Electroantennogram, Helicoverpa armigera, Oviposition, Synthetic Sex Pheromone.- Invasion of Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) in India: Nature, Distribution, Management and Potential Impact
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Authors
S. B. Suby
1,
P. Lakshmi Soujanya
1,
Pranjal Yadava
1,
Jagadeesh Patil
2,
K. Subaharan
2,
G. Shyam Prasad
3,
K. Srinivasa Babu
3,
S. L. Jat
1,
K. R. Yathish
1,
Jyothilakshmi Vadassery
4,
Vinay K. Kalia
5,
N. Bakthavatsalam
,
J. C. Shekhar
1,
Sujay Rakshit
1
Affiliations
1 ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research, Punjab Agricultural University Campus, Ludhiana 141 004, IN
2 ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Bengaluru 560 024, IN
3 ICAR-Indian Institute of Millets Research, Hyderabad 500 030, IN
4 DBT-National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi 110 067, IN
5 ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, IN
1 ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research, Punjab Agricultural University Campus, Ludhiana 141 004, IN
2 ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Bengaluru 560 024, IN
3 ICAR-Indian Institute of Millets Research, Hyderabad 500 030, IN
4 DBT-National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi 110 067, IN
5 ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, IN