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Varma, R. V.
- Impact of Indarbela quadrinotata on the Growth of Casuarina equisetifol1a
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Indian Forester, Vol 136, No 2 (2010), Pagination: 182-186Abstract
Several insect pests are associated with Casuarina equisetifolia L. in India. Among them, the bark eating caterpillar, Indarbela quadrinotata Walker (Metarbelidae: Lepidoptera) has attained serious pest proportions in Tamil Nadu State, which is located in the southern part of the country. The impact of I. quadrinotata on the growth of C. equisetifolia was studied in selected plantations of this species, located in three agro-climatic zones of the State. The data generated suggest that I. quadrinotata has the potential to reduce the growth of the trees significantly.Keywords
Casuarina equisetifolia, Caterpillar, Indarbela quadrinotata, Insect Pests, Tamil Nadu- Diversity of Entomopathogenic Fungi in the Kerala Part of the Western Ghats
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Indian Forester, Vol 138, No 2 (2012), Pagination: 182-188Abstract
A survey carried out in the Kerala part of the Western Ghats revealed high diversity of entomopathogenic fungi. A total of 401 fungi were identified from 341 insect cadavers during the study period of which 316 fungi were collected from moist deciduous forests (MDF) and 85 from teak plantations. Fungi were isolated from insects belonging to 10 orders with the highest isolations from the order Lepidoptera (120). Fifty eight species of fungi belonging to 24 genera were identified. Cadavers collected from MDF and teak plantations yielded 52 and 29 species respectively. Majority of the identified species belonged to the class Deuteromycotina. The overall abundance of entomogenous fungi was less in both MDF and teak plantations as indicated by rank abundance plots. Overlapping k-dominance curves showed the shift of dominance relative to species richness of fungi between the forest circles of both MDF and teak plantations. Rarefaction analysis for species richness showed that more species could be collected, if the sampling process had continued. The diversity of fungi was high in MDF compared to teak plantations. Diversity was high for northern and central forest circle of MDF and teak plantations respectively. Individual abundance and species abundance of fungi was high during the wet period. The fungi identified included commercially important and medically useful species.Keywords
Diversity, Entomopathogenic Fungi, Western Ghats, Insect Cadavers- Hithbrto Unknown Imago Caste of Postelectrotermes nayari Roonwal and Verma, 1971 (Isopiera: Kalotermitidae)
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