Studies were conducted on the endoparasiteapanteles machaeralis wilkinson hymenoptera. Pyralidae volume 89, page 309 sympatric distribution of gharial, gavialis gangeticus and mugger crocodylus palustris in india. Development from egg to adult emergence took 914 days. A new species of goniozus foerster from india hymenoptera. The paper describes the life cycle and life table of cucumber caterpillar, diaphania indica saunders, a serious pest of cucumber of the northeastern part of bihar india. Diaphania indica pest rating proposals and final ratings. Larvae mainly attack leaves, but also infest flowers and fruits, and cause considerable yield loss during outbreak. Computational biology, university of maryland, college park, md, u.
The population of diaphania indica increased with an intrinsic rate rm of 0. Braconidae to determine its biology on diaphania indica saunders lepidoptera. The mean development time from egg to adult was 15. Studies were conducted on the biology of the recently described goniozus sensorius gordh hymenoptera. Pdf biology of apanteles machaeralis wilkinson hymenoptera. Journal of the national science council of sri lanka. Horticulture and arboriculture jojha juniper publishers. Europe it was identified as the box tree moth diaphania perspectalis. Diaphania indica doi su thep, chiang mai 5923657586. Floral biology and diversity of pollinator fauna in bottle gourd in south gujarat padhiyar dh and patel sr abstract the study reported the floral biology and insect pollinator diversity in bottle gourd. Cucumber moth, diaphania indica larvae feeding on bitter melon. Studies on bioecology and voracity of leaf roller diaphania.
Statistik demografi diaphania indica saunders lepidoptera. The larva can be a pest in its native haunts, feeding on the leaves of members of the cucumber family. Braconidae to determine its biology ondiaphania indica saunders lepidoptera. The cucumber moth, diaphania indica saunders lepidoptera. It is possible that it could become established over a limited portion of the state, and if this occurred, this species could have economic and environmental impacts. Larvae pass through 3 stages as determined by the shape and size of the mandibles. Level of infestation of six cucurbit leaves hyalinata l. The cucumber moth, diaphania indica saunders, is a tropical and subtropical pest on cucurbits and a key pest of greenhouse crops in jiroft region of iran.
The study reported the floral biology and insect pollinator diversity in bottle gourd. Braconidae a parasite of diaphania indica saunders lepidoptera. Studies on the biology and life table of diaphania indica. Crambidae is an important phytophagous pest of trichosanthes anguina l. While still taxonomically unsettled, the genus coccinia contains about 30 species native to the old world correll and johnston 1979, singh 1990. Biology and fitness characteristics of apanteles taragamae. Jul 23, 2020 the relative suitability of different immature life stages of ferrisia virgata cockerell hemiptera. Studies were conducted for the first time on the gregarious endoparasitoid, apanteles taragamae viereck hymenoptera. Keys about fact sheets glossary larval morphology references. Journal of entomological society of iran 2014, 343.
Parasitism potential of aenasius advena compere hymenoptera. Nagaraju mc, nadagouda s, hosamani ac, hurali s 2018 studies on biology of cucumber moth, diaphania indica saunders lepidoptera. If you are generating a pdf of a journal article or book chapter, please feel free to enter the. Nesting biology of two north american species of chelostoma hymenoptera. Biology of diaphania indica results temperature, humidity and rainfall are given in table 1. Floral biology and diversity of pollinator fauna in bottle. Bethylidae, a gregarious ectoparasitoid of diaphania indica. Crambidae, is a polyphagous pest and is particularly serious on cucurbits. Biology and ecology of apanteles taragamae, a larval. The biology of elasmus brevicornis, a parasitoid of diaphania indica was studied in the laboratory at 26. Biology and reproductive behaviour of apanteles taragamae. Host larvae were paralysed before oviposition and the parasitoid showed a preference for 3rdinstar larvae. International journal of current microbiology and applied sciences 7.
Voigt cucurbitaceae and zehneria guamensis merrill fosberg cucurbitaceae. Pdf biology of goniozus sensorius gordh hymenoptera. Pyralidae, is a polyphagous pest and is particularly serious on cucurbits. Studies were conducted on the hyperparasitoid aphanogmus fijiensis, developing on apanteles taragamae in pupae of its host, diaphania indica. The field guillaume and boissot, 2001, gonring et al. The mean development time of aphanogmus fijiensis from egg to adult was 12. Pseudococcidae as a host for the development of the parasitoid, aenasius advena compere hymenoptera.
Effect of weather parameters on sporadic incidence of. Some aspects of the biology and natural enemiesofthis pest on snalre gourd were studied. Crambidae are moths that are considered to be serious pests of plants within the cucurbitaceae family across much of the americas, as well as africa and asia in the case of d. Pdf biology of apanteles taragamae viereck hymenoptera. Survival capability and effect of selected insecticides. Journal of the national science foundation of sri lanka reading. Biology, temperature thresholds, and degreeday requirements for development of the cucumber moth, diaphania indica, under laboratory conditions sareh hosseinzade1a, hamzeh izadi1b, pyman namvar2c, and mohamad amin samih1d 1department of plant protection, valieasr university of rafsanjan, iran. This moth occurs in many tropical and subtropical regions outside the americas, though it is native to southern asia. Pyralidae is a sporadic pest of cucurbitaceous crops especially bitter gourd, cucumber, pointed gourd and gherkin. The study was conducted under laboratory conditions by exposing 930 larvae of d. Diaphania indica saunders, 1851 cucumber moth formerly known as eudioptis indica spilomelinae, crambidae, pyraloidea don herbisonevans. Pdf host preference of the melon worm, diaphania hyalinata. The effect of different constant temperatures on the development of the insect has shown that as the temperature increases, egg incubation period, larval and pupal periods decreases considerably.
We studied life table parameters by agestage, twosex, amylolytic and proteolytic activities, and food utilization parameters of d. Pyralidae known as pumpkin caterpillar, is one of the major pests of most cucurbits all over the world morgan and midmore, 2002. The effect of temperature on life table parameters of this pest was investigated in a growth chamber at four constant temperatures i. Braconidae is a larval parasitoid of diaphania indica saunders lepidoptera. Reproductive biology of the hanuman langur presbytis entellus in jodhpur, western india. Biology of jackfruit borer, diaphania caesalis walker in bangldesh. Studies on biology of cucumber moth, diaphania indica saunders. Insecthost plant interaction in relation to development of diaphania indica saunders lepidoptera. Diversity and abundance of insect pollinators on lium cepa l. Diaphania indica in bitter gourd and its relationship with different weather variables during kharif seasons of 2014 and 2015 in varanasi region. Insect pests of economic significance affecting major crops of the countries in asia and the pacific region. Diaphan ia indica saundersis amajor lepidopteranpestofcucurbits. The biology of the endoparasitoid apanteles taragamae was determined on the host diaphania indica in the laboratory.
Pdf biology of aphanogmus fijiensis fernere hymenoptera. Diaphania indica, the cucumber moth or cotton caterpillar, is a widespread but mainly old world moth species. Calling and mating behavior of diaphania angustalis. Bethylidae used in biological control of diaphania indica saunders lepidoptera. Apart from these, the activity of diaphania indica, hippotion celerio and agrius. Newlyhatched larvae were individually reared in separate plastic petri dishes on a piece of. Comparative performance and digestive physiology of diaphania. Biology of apanteles machaeralis wilkinson hymenoptera. Diaphania indica has a wider host range that includes cucurbitaceae, legumes, cotton clavijo 1990 and eggplant ceir 1958. It belongs to the grass moth family, and therein to the large subfamily spilomelinae. Diaphania indica is a pest of cucurbit crops and it is not known to occur in california.
The aim of this study was to determine the behavior and biology of a. Mean developmental period from egg to adult was 26. Introduction diaphania indica saunders lepidoptera. Biology of apanteles taragamae viereck hymenoptera. Head capsule width as an instar indicator for larvae of the cranberry fruitworm lepidoptera. Bethylidae, a gregarious ectoparasitoid of diaphania indica saunders lepidoptera. The aim of this study was to study the biology and life cycle of d. Floral biology and diversity of pollinator fauna in bottle gourd in.
The format of the book has been designed to provide easy and quick access to assist in. Crambidae has emerged as a very important pest of blackboard tree, alstonia scholaris l. Comparative performance and digestive physiology of. Occurrence of jack shoot and fruit borer, diaphania caesalis. Chan ck, forbes ar, raworth da 1991 aphidtransmitted viruses and their vectors of the world. Biology of aphanogmus fijiensis ferriere hymenoptera. Biology, temperature thresholds, and degreeday requirements.
The species has been classified as minor pest in indonesia, but has the potential to become a major pest. Kumar lss, deodikar gb 1940 sex chromosomes of coccinia indica wight and arn. It is also known as the cotton caterpillar and pumpkin caterpillar. Contact individual photographers for permission to use for any purpose. Larvae had 3 instars as determined by the shape and size of the mandibles. Field and laboratory studies have been carried out on the biology and food preference of diaphania indica saund. Studies on the biology, host specificity, and feeding. The study was conducted by observing life stage development of d. Pdf aspects of the biology of diaphania indica lepidoptera. Bioecology, voracity, correlation, predictive model, biology. Name is just for name sake and it is not limited to insects. Anyone can upload an image we will try to identify it together. Eggs were deposited in host larvae and increased greatly in size before hatching. Newlyformed to 3dayold pupae were preferred for oviposition.
Braconidae to determine its biology whendiaphania indica lepidoptera. Bionomics of the melon worm palpita diaphania indica. Occurrence of jack shoot and fruit borer, diaphania. Subsequently, 7, 5, 2 reported margaronia indica as one of the ucurbits. If you are generating a pdf of a journal article or book chapter. Evolutionary biology of the german botanical society dbg, vienna, austria. Diaphania species background diaphania indica saunders cotton caterpillar, d.
Understanding its biology and behavior is crucial for designing effective and environmentally friendly pest management strategies. Effect of temperature on development and reproductive characteristics of diaphania indica saunders lepidoptera. Apart from these, the activity of diaphania indica, hippotion celerio and agrius convolvuli found same as constituting 4. From the family of crambidae under genus of diaphania, the uniqueness of this moth is it has tail wiggling on the tip of the abdomen. Pyralidae september 1990 proceedings animal sciences 995. Development of ecofriendly methods for monitoring and. Peter c, david bv 1990 influence of host plants on the parasitism of diaphania indica. Cucumber moth or pumpkin caterpillar, diaphania indica saunders lepidoptera. Light green larvae, with two prominent longitudinal dorsal whitish lines, feed chlorophyll portion of the leaves by webbing them together. A specimen of the very similar american species, d.
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