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Sharma, S. P.
- Evaluation of Azadirachtin on Mortality and Feeding Inhibition Efficacy of Anomala blanchardi Blanch (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), a Major Pest of Primary Tasar Food Plants
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Indian Forester, Vol 128, No 6 (2002), Pagination: 681-685Abstract
The May-June beetle, Anomala blanchardi Blanch is one of the major pests of primary tasar food plants, Terminalia arjuna Bedd. and T. tomentosa W & A causing 10-15% loss to the foliage with an average incidence of 15-20 adults per bush. An experiment was undertaken to evaluate the effect of Amrutguard a Neem (Azadirachta indica A. juss) formulation on mortality and feeding inhibition efficacy against adults of A. blanchardi. Observations reveal that maximum mortality (77.77%) was recorded when adults of A. blanchardi were fed with 30 ppm Azadirachtin treated leaves as compared to control (6.66%). Results indicate that in the said concentration the excretion oflitter was minimum (0.39 g/treatment) vis-a-vis control (1.527 gl treatment). This reflects the minimum feeding due to strong antifeedant properties of Azadirachtin. The paper deals with the use of non-wood products of neem in the pest management thereby minimizing crop loss and load of insecticides in the forest ecosystem.- IPM Approach for the Control of Major Defoliators of Primary Tasar Food Plants
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Indian Forester, Vol 132, No 11 (2006), Pagination: 1471-1476Abstract
Defoliators Anomala blanchardi Blanch, Tricliona picea Jacoby, T. variabilis Jac., Myllocerus viridanus Fab. and Notolophus antiqua Linn. are the major pests of primary tasar food plants, namely, Terminalia arjuna Bedd and T. tomentosa W&A causing 15-20% foliage unsuitable for silkworm feeding. The soil application of neem cake (60 kg/acre) and foliar spray of Azadirachtin (6.0 ppm) were found effective in suppressing growth and development of coleopteran grubs and lepidopteran larvae respectively. Based upon these finding, various control measures such as cultural (deep digging of soil), mechanical (collection and destruction of different developmental stages), soil application of neem cake, foliar application of Azadirachtin and combination of these four control measures (IPM) were taken up for evaluation of their efficacy. The averages of leaf yield per plant, leaf damage per cent and number of grubs per cubic feet for each treatment were recorded. Results reveal that IPM was effective (leaf yield/plant-4.266 kg, leaf damage - 11.25% and number of grubs/cft - 0.125) as compared to control (leaf yield/plant - 2.468 kg, leaf damage - 40% and number of grubs/cft. - 1.750) in controlling the defoliators. The foliage damage could be reduced by 71-87% over control by adopting IPM. The safe period for Azadirachtin was found to be 5 days for tasar silkworm, Antheraea mylitta D.- Reactivation of Dormant Lenticels by Exogenous Application of STIK and GA3
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