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- Record of Mango Mealybug, Rastrococcus iceryoides (Green) (Pseudococcidae: Hemiptera) on Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre in Karnataka
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Indian Forester, Vol 136, No 2 (2010), Pagination: 269-270Abstract
No abstract- Varieties of Pearl Millet for the Maintenance of Corcyra cephalonica (Stainton) Culture towards the Detrimental Effect of the Predatory Habit of Tribolium castaneum (Herbst)
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Indian Forester, Vol 123, No 2 (1997), Pagination: 175-179Abstract
The activity of biological control agents like predators, parasitoids etc. attacking pests can depend upon the properties of the host on which it is developed. Therefore, the reproductive behavioural strategy of host eggs, Corcyra cephalonica were tried with different nutritive medium in order to produce the active and viable parasitoids like trichogrammatids, chrysopids etc against pest resurgence especially forest insect groups.- Record of Thosea bipartita (Limacodidae: Lepidoptera) on Azadirachta indica (neem) from Jodhpur, India
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Indian Forester, Vol 123, No 3 (1997), Pagination: 261-261Abstract
No abstract- Blister Beetles as a Threat to Medicinal/ornamental Plants of Arid and Semi-arid Regions
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Indian Forester, Vol 123, No 4 (1997), Pagination: 341-344Abstract
No abstract- Efficacy of Neem Seed Oil against the Babul Whitefly Acaudaleyrodes rachipora (Singh) (Aleyrodidae: Homoptera)
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Indian Forester, Vol 121, No 11 (1995), Pagination: 1077-1080Abstract
An experiment was conducted to study the efficacy of neem seed oil and some conventional against the babul whitefly Acadaleyrodes rachipora on Acacia senegal. The results revealed that neem seed oil at 0.5, 0.3 and even at 0.1 % concentrations were very active and suppressed the development of the whitefly significantly while monocrotophos and endosulfan were not effective to suppress this whitefly.- Record of a Lepidopteran Pest Isodemis Serpentinana (walker) (tortricidae: Lepidoptera) on Vateria Indica L. in Karnataka
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Indian Forester, Vol 139, No 3 (2013), Pagination: 269-270Abstract
No Abstract- Foraging Behaviour of Odontotermes wallonensis Wasmann
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1 Institute of Wood Science and Technology, 18th Cross, Malleswaram, Bangalore - 560003, IN
1 Institute of Wood Science and Technology, 18th Cross, Malleswaram, Bangalore - 560003, IN
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Indian Forester, Vol 140, No 12 (2014), Pagination: 1245-1248Abstract
Contrary to the common perception that termites are indiscriminate eaters, termites choose their food carefully; however, the methods by which they choose food are not well understood. The movement of foragers of Odontotermes wallonensis, subterranean, mound building termite was investigated in their natural habitat using artificial feeding sites. Wooden blocks of different sizes were used to record foraging of termites and results revealed that for termites "size matters". Bigger the food source higher the preference. Termites selected larger sized baits over smaller one and also disturbance on the baits seems to have influence on the selection of food.Keywords
Disturbance, Foraging Preference, Odontotermes wallonensis, Termite- Potential Natural Enemies of the Invasive Rugose Spiraling Whitefly, Aleurodicus rugioperculatus Martin in India
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K. Selvaraj
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R. Sundararaj
2,
T. Venkatesan
1,
Chandish R. Ballal
1,
S. K. Jalali
1,
Ankita Gupta
1,
H. K. Mrudula
1
Affiliations
1 ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Hebbal, Bengaluru - 560024, Karnataka, IN
2 Institute of Wood Science and Technology, Malleswaram, Bengaluru - 560003, Karnataka, IN
1 ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Hebbal, Bengaluru - 560024, Karnataka, IN
2 Institute of Wood Science and Technology, Malleswaram, Bengaluru - 560003, Karnataka, IN
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Journal of Biological Control, Vol 30, No 4 (2016), Pagination: 236-239Abstract
A invasive rugose spiraling whitefly (RSW) Aleurodicus rugioperculatus Martin (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) was found infesting coconut, banana, custard apple and several ornamental plants in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala for the first time in India. The identity of the pest species was determined through morphological and molecular tools. Furthermore cytochrome c oxidase-I gene (658 bp) of RSW was sequenced (GenBank accession number KY209909) which would serve as an ideal molecular diagnostic marker for its identification irrespective of its phenotypic plasticity. During the survey, several natural enemies were recorded and maximum parasitism was recorded by Encarsia guadeloupae Viggiani (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) and its COI gene was sequenced and deposited as Encarsia sp. (GenBank accession number KY223606). Per cent parasitism ranged from 20.0 to 60.0 % in different collection locations, highest parasitism being recorded in Kerala as compared to other states. The predators recorded were Mallada sp., few coccinellids and predatory mites. This communication is the first report of the rugose spiraling whitefly, its host plant range and associated natural enemies in India.Keywords
Aleurodicus Rugioperculatus, Host-Plants and Natural Enemies, Invasive Pest, Spiraling Whitefly.References
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- Dickey AM, Stocks IC, Smith T, Osborne L, McKenzie CL. 2015. DNA barcode development for three recent exotic whitefly (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) invaders in Florida. Florida Entomol. 98(2): 473–478.
- Francis AW, Stocks IC, Smith TR, Boughton AJ, Mannion CM, Osborne LS. 2016. Host plants and natural enemies of rugose spiraling whitefly (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Florida. Florida Entomol. 99(1): 150–153.
- Hayat M. 2011. Additions to the Indian Aphelinidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) – III: The genus Encarsia Förster. Oriental Insects 45: 202–274.
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- Kumar V, McKenzie CL, Mannion C, Stocks I, Smith T, Osborne LS. 2013. Rugose spiraling whitefly, Aleurodicus rugioperculatus Martin (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae). EENY578. University of Florida, IFAS Extension. Available from: http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/ creatures/orn /Aleurodicus_rugioperculatus.htm
- Martin JH. 2004. The whiteflies of Belize (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) Part 1 - Introduction and account of the subfamily Aleurodicinae Quaintance and Baker. Zootaxa. 681: 1–119.
- Sundararaj R, Selvaraj K. Invasion of rugose spiraling whitefly, Aleurodicus rugioperculatus Martin (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae): A potential threat to coconut in India. Phytoparasitica (In Press).
- Stocks I. 2012. Rugose spiraling whitefly host plants. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), Division of Plant Industry (DPI). Available from: http://monroe.ifas.ufl.edu/ pdf/Hort/ RSW_Host_ Plants_May _2012.pdf
- Stocks IC, Hodges G. 2012. The rugose spiraling whitefly, Aleurodicus rugioperculatus Martin, a new exotic whitefly in south Florida (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae). Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry. Available from: http://freshfromflorida.s3. amazonaws.com/ aleurodicusrugioperculatus-pest-alert.pdf
- Taravati S, Mannion C, Glenn H, Osborne L. 2013. Natural enemies of rugose spiraling whitefly, Aleurodicus rugioperculatus Martin (Insecta: Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in the south Florida landscape. ENY- 870. University of Florida, IFAS Extension. Available from: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/IN/IN100400. pdf
- Viggiani G. 1987. New species of Encarsia Förster (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae), parasitoids of whiteflies. Bollettino del Laboratorio di Entomologia Agraria ‘Filippo Silvestri’. Portici. 44: 35–37.
- First Record of Invasive Rugose Spiraling Whitefly Aleurodicus rugioperculatus Martin (Hemiptera:Aleyrodidae) along with Parasitoids in Karnataka
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K. Selvaraj
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Ankita Gupta
1,
T. Venkatesan
1,
S. K. Jalali
1,
R. Sundararaj
2,
Chandish R. Ballal
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Affiliations
1 ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Hebbal, Bengaluru - 560024, Karnataka, IN
2 Institute of Wood Science and Technology, Malleswaram, Bengaluru - 560003, Karnataka, IN
1 ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Hebbal, Bengaluru - 560024, Karnataka, IN
2 Institute of Wood Science and Technology, Malleswaram, Bengaluru - 560003, Karnataka, IN
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Journal of Biological Control, Vol 31, No 2 (2017), Pagination: 74-78Abstract
Occurrence of the invasive rugose spiraling whitefly (RSW), Aleurodicus rugioperculatus Martin was found on coconut, banana, mango, guava, sapota, Indian almond, water apple, ball tree, rubber fig, butterfly palm, and ruffled fan palm for the first time in Karnataka. Severe damage was noticed in the coastal areas of Mangalore and Udupi and the infestation ranged from 20-35% in coconut and 24-38% in banana. Morphology and molecular based taxonomic tools were used to identity the pest and its natural enemies. Survey also revealed natural parasitism by the parasitoids Encarsia guadeloupae Viggiani and E. dispersa Polaszek (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) with 5-15% in coconut, 7-18% in banana and 22-30% in sapota. Besides, other commonly found natural enemies viz., Stethorus sp. associated with mites and Dichochrysa astur were also recorded. Furthermore, augmentation and conservation strategies for these parasitoids for the management of this invasive pest were discussed.Keywords
Aleurodicus rugioperculatus, Host-Plants, Invasive Pest, Natural Enemies, Rugose Spiraling Whitefly.References
- Dickey AM, Stocks IC, Smith T, Osborne L, McKenzie CL. 2015. DNA barcode development for three recent exotic whitefly (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) invaders in Florida. Florida Entomol. 98(2): 473–478. https://doi.org/10.1653/024.098.0213
- Dubey AK, David BV. 2012. Collection, preservation and preparation of specimens for taxonomic study of whiteflies (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae). pp-01-19. In: David B.V. (Ed.). The whiteflies or mealywing bugs. LAP Lambert Academic Publisher, Germany.
- Evans GA. 2008. The whiteflies (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) of the world and their host plants and natural enemies, Available from: http://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/ whitefly/ PDF_PwP% 20ETC/ world-whitefly- catalogEvans. pdf (Accessed 6 March, 2017).
- Francis AW, Stocks IC, Smith TR, Boughton AJ, Mannion CM, Osborne LS. 2016. Host plants and natural enemies of rugose spiraling whitefly (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Florida. Florida Entomol. 99(1): 150–153. https://doi.org/10.1653/024.099.0134
- Kumar V, McKenzie CL, Mannion C, Stocks I, Smith T, Osborne LS. 2013. Rugose spiraling whitefly, Aleurodicus rugioperculatus Martin (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae). EENY578. University of Florida, IFAS Extension, Available from: http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures /orn/ Aleurodicus rugioperculatus.htm (Accessed 5 March 2017).
- Mandal FB. 2011. The management of alien species in India. Int J Biodivers Conser. 3(9): 467–473
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- Ramani S, Poorani J, Bhumannavar BS. 2002. Spiraling whitefly, Aleurodicus dispersus Russell (Homoptera: Aleurodidae) in India. Biocontrol News and Information 23(2): 55–62.
- Selvaraj K, Sundararaj R, Venkatesan T, Chandish R. Ballal, Jalali SK, Ankita Gupta, Mrudula HK. 2016. Potential natural enemies of the invasive rugose spiraling whitefly, Aleurodicus rugioperculatus Martin in India. J Biol Control 30(4): 236-239.
- Stocks I. 2012. Rugose spiraling whitefly host plants. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), Division of Plant Industry (DPI), Available from: http://monroe.ifas.ufl. edu/ /Hort/ RSW _Host_ Plants_May _2012. pdf (Accessed 5 March 2017).
- Stocks IC, Hodges G. 2012. The rugose spiraling whitefly, Aleurodicus rugioperculatus Martin, a new exotic whitefly in south Florida (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae).
- Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry, Aleurodicus rugioperculatus, pest-alert.pdf (Accessed 7 March, 2017).
- Sundararaj R, Selvaraj K. 2017. Invasion of rugose spiraling whitefly, Aleurodicus rugioperculatus Martin (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae): a potential threat to coconut in India. Phytoparasitica 45: 71-74, DOI:10.1007/ s12600-017-0567-0. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12600017-0567-0
- Taravati S, Mannion C, Glenn H, Osborne L. 2013. Natural enemies of rugose spiraling whitefly, Aleurodicus rugioperculatus Martin (Insecta: Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in the south Florida landscape. ENY-870. University of Florida, IFAS Extension, http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/IN/IN100400.pdf. IN/IN100400.pdf (Accessed 4 March, 2017).
- Metarhizium majus and Metarhizium robertsii Show Enhanced Activity against the Coleopteran Pests Holotricha serrata and Oryctes rhinoceros
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1 ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insects Resources, Bangalore – 560024, Karnataka, IN
2 Institute of Wood Science and Technology, Bangalore – 560 003, Karnataka, IN
3 Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Bangalore – 560064, Karnataka, IN
1 ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insects Resources, Bangalore – 560024, Karnataka, IN
2 Institute of Wood Science and Technology, Bangalore – 560 003, Karnataka, IN
3 Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Bangalore – 560064, Karnataka, IN
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Journal of Biological Control, Vol 31, No 3 (2017), Pagination: 135-145Abstract
Studies were conducted to systematically isolate Metarhizium isolates from the insect cadavers and soils of South India. Morphological and PCR amplified sequences of 5.8S ITS regions and RNA polymerase II largest subunit (RPB1) gene regions were used to identify the isolates at species level. Eight Metarhizium isolates were isolated and initially identified by morphological and microscopic studies. Further identification was confirmed through 5.8SrRNA ITS and RPB1 analysis. They were identified as three isolates of M. robertsii J.F. Bisch., Rehner & Humber sp. nov. (ArMz3R, ArMz3S and ArMz6W), one isolate of M. majus (J.R. Johnst.) J.F. Bisch., Rehner & Humber (VjMz1W) and four isolates of M. anisopliae (WnMz1S, NlMz2S, BgMz2S and DhMz4R). Topical conidial suspensions (TCS) and powder based formulations (PBF) of the eight indigenous isolates of Metarhizium spp. that were isolated from insect cadavers and soils of South India were tested against coleopteran pests Holotricha serrata L. and Oryctes rhinoceros L. that cause serious damage to sugarcane and palm trees respectively. Against H. serrata TCS of M. robertsii (ArMz6W) was the most effective with an LC50 of 6.893×105 cfu/ml and caused 100% mortality against the 3rd instar larvae in 5 days; PBF elicited an LC50 of 7.502×105 cfu/ml with 96% mortality in 10 days. Against O. rhinoceros TCS (LC50 of 9.75×105 cfu/ml) of M. majus (VjMz1W) caused 90% mortality in 7 days and the PBF (LC50 of 9.57×105 cfu/ml) caused 86% mortality in 14 days. The results establish that M. robertsii is highly effective against H. serrata and against O. rhinoceros, M. majus was the most effective. The TCS formulations of these two strains can be readily deployed for field applications.Keywords
Holotricha serrata, Metarhizium spp., Oryctes rhinoceros, Powder Based Formulation (PBF), Topical Conidial Suspension (TCS).References
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- Invasion and Establishment of the Solanum Whitefly Aleurothrixus trachoides (Back) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in South India
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1 Forest and Wood Protection Division, Institute of Wood Science and Technology, 18th Cross, Malleswaram, Bengaluru 560 003, IN
2 Southern Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Chennai 600 028, IN
1 Forest and Wood Protection Division, Institute of Wood Science and Technology, 18th Cross, Malleswaram, Bengaluru 560 003, IN
2 Southern Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Chennai 600 028, IN
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Current Science, Vol 115, No 1 (2018), Pagination: 29-31Abstract
Trade, transport and travel are the major drivers of bioinvasions and will continue to increase as a by-product of globalization. Agricultural practices that simplify ecosystems by focusing on a small number of crops by eliminating predators and competitors generally make those systems more vulnerable to invasion. The Neotropical solanum whitefly, Aleurothrixus trachoides is found to be invasive in India; it is presently spreading fast in South India infesting many economically important plants of the family Solanaceae like brinjal (Figure 1 a), chilli (Figure 1 b), and tomato (Figure 1 c), and sandalwood (Figure 1 d), as well as some medicinal, ornamental (Figure 1 e) and weed species (Figure 1 f).References
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- Habitat Diversification in the Cultivation of Indian Sandalwood (Santalum album Linn.): An Ideal Option to Conserve Biodiversity and Manage Insect Pests
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1 Forest and Wood Protection Division, Institute of Wood Science and Technology, Bangalore – 560003, Karnataka, IN
1 Forest and Wood Protection Division, Institute of Wood Science and Technology, Bangalore – 560003, Karnataka, IN
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Journal of Biological Control, Vol 32, No 3 (2018), Pagination: 160-164Abstract
In 15 combinations of growing sandalwood with other plant species the incidence of insect pests and their predators were observed for two years from 2014 to 2015 in Karnataka. The more diversified areas recorded more species of insect pests and natural enemies but the severity of the infestations were less and resulted in no insecticidal application. In less diversified areas the severity of sap suckers and stem borers were more often seen and resulted in undertaking control measures. An analysis of sapsuckers and defoliators with the natural enemies like coccinellids, mantids and spiders showed positive linear relationship between pest and predators. The findings demonstrated that habitat diversification in growing sandalwood is an ideal option to manage the insect pest problems.Keywords
Agroforestry, Insect Pests, Santalum album.References
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