Besides, india it is also found in sri lanka, burma, malaysia, congo and south africa. Gangurde international journal of plant protection, vol. It is the most important and destructive pest of brinjal in india. Caterpillars bore into the shoots, causing them to wilt and droop. Management of leucinodes orbonalis guenee on eggplants. Biology and management of eggplant fruit and shoot borer. Journal of pest science, volume 83, issue 4 springer. A report on brinjal shoot and fruit borer leucinodes.
This study is very preliminary and provides information from the laboratory artificial diet bioassays, while it refers in the introduction and discussion to field conditions btplants. Vidyapeeth, parbhani maharashtra to study biology leucinodes orbonalis. Eggplant, or brinjal solanum melongena, is a popularly consumed vegetable grown throughout asia that is prone to vicious and sustained attack by the eggplant fruit and shoot borer efsb leucinodes orbonalis throughout the growing season. The biology of brinjal shoot and fruit borer, leucinodes orbonalis, was studied on brinjal variety punjab. Crambidae is a minor pest of potato across india regupathy et al. Brinjal shoot and fruit borer bsfb, leucinodes orbonalis guenee is a serious insect pest of brinjal solanum melongena l. It is the most important pest in asia, including pakistan. Crambidae based on mitochondrial marker cytochrome oxidase i and their phylogenetic relationship. The manuscript reports the results of laboratory bioassays investigating the susceptibility of leucinodes orbonalis larvae to a cry1ac based product. Information of the biology is required for effective management of this field pest.
In 1854, brinjal shoot and fruit borer was first designated as leucinodes orbonalis by guenee capps, 1948. Efficacy of nine insecticides against shoot and fruit borer. Younger larvae bore into the midrib and petiole of the leaf, resulting in drooping of the leaves. If you are generating a pdf of a journal article or book chapter, please feel free to enter the title and author. Leucinodes orbonalis guenee, biology and brinjal accepted. Leucinodes orbonalis, biology, seasonal incidence, biometric analysis. Pest biology, dispersal and detection the eggs are white or cream coloured and are laid singly or in groups on the underside of leaves. Susceptibility of field populations of eggplant fruit and.
Leucinodes orbonalis, the brinjal borer zoology for ias. Eggplant borer leucinodes orbonalis plant pest factsheet. Detection of genetic polymorphism in the populations of. It is found in the tropics of asia, and it is a minor pest in the americas. Management of brinjal shoot and fruit borer leucinodes orbonalis guenee with insecticides. Biology of shoot and fruit borer leucinodes orbonalis guen. Ukmoths is built, run and maintained by ian kimber, with thanks to the many kind contributors who provide photos and information. Life cycle studies on fruit and shoot borer leucinodes orbonalis and natural enemies of insectpests of eggplant solanum melongena. Biology of brinjal fruit and shoot borer, leucinodes. Accessing resistance against fruit and shoot borer. Biology of leucinodes orbonalis article pdf available in bioscience trends 887.
Tarannum 3 abstract studies were made on the biology of brinjal shoot and fruit borer bsfb, leucinodes orbonalis guenee feeding on peeled potato tubers as host in the laboratory. The preoviposition, oviposition and postoviposition periods of leucinodes orbonalis were found 7. Brinjal, shoot and fruit borer resistance, morphological and biochemical traits, wild relatives, bt brinjal. Leucinodes orbonalis guenee was described by guenee in. Brinjal fruit and shoot borer, leucinodes orbonalis.
In this study, nine insecticides such as azadirachtin 0. Pdf biology of the eggfruit and shoot borer leucinodes. Females deposit eggs individually on leaves and shoots. Tayde department of entomology, naini agricultural institute, sam higginbottom university of agriculture, technology and sciences, allahabad211007u.
Management of brinjal shoot and fruit borer, leucinodes. Pest risk analysis leucinodes orbonalis netherlands food and. Efficacy of nine insecticides against shoot and fruit. Biological studies on brinjal shoot and fruit borer, leucinodes. Vatsal isc handbook of biology class 12 nageen prakashan. Sharma department of entomology, csk himachal pradesh krishi vishvavidyalaya, palampur 176 062, india received. Lab biology of shoot and fruit borer leucinodes orbonalis of egg plant at medium high. Reared on some brinjal varieties, j res assam agric univ, 5 1984 93. Varietieslines having thick cuticle, broad and thick collenchymatous area hypodermis, compact parenchyma cells in the cortical tissue, small area in the cortical tissues, more vascular bundles with narrower spaces in the interfascicular region, and compact. Among all pests, leucinodes orbonalis affects the crop most with yield losses reaching as high as 8590%. Accessing resistance against fruit and shoot borer leucinodes orbonalis gune.
Lepidoptera brinjal fruit and shoot borer bfsb is a very dangerous pest of brinjal. Whittle and ferguson 1987 comment on the use of the d1 spots to distinguish l. Jun 22, 2010 shoot and fruit borer, leucinodes orbonalis guenee, is a serious pest of eggplant solanum melongena l. A new host of the brinjal shoot and fruit borer leucinodes orbonalis guen, and its biology. Yield losses in bangladesh because of efsb infestation have been reported as high as 86%. Pdf biology of brinjal shoot and fruit borer leucinodes. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. A new host of the brinjal shoot and fruit borer leucinodes orbonalis guen, and its biology volume 67, page 601 chafer beetle, adoretus sp. Indiscriminant use of synthetic chemical insecticides to cure diseases not only contaminates water and food sources, but also poisons nontarget beneficial insects, and develops resistance in insect pests. Studies on the biology of shoot and fruit borer, l. Biology of leucinodes orbanalis guenee on brinjal in laboratory. Biology and control of brinjal eggplant fruit and shoot. International network for natural sciences is a global research journal publisher that publish research article on biology, environment, agriculture and health accessing resistance against fruit and shoot borer leucinodes orbonalis gune. Whereas, i n 1859, it was first selected as the type species of the genus by.
Chandra krishi viswavidyalaya, mohanpur west bengal to study the biology and measurement of the different life stages of leucinodes orbonalis. Brinjal shoot and fruit borer leucinodes orbonalis. The pupation took place on the glass jars, soil, muslin cloth, sometimes inside the fruits and. Dec 04, 2010 efficacy of nine insecticides against shoot and fruit borer, leucinodes orbonalis guenee lepidoptera. Shoot and fruit borer, leucinodes orbonalis guenee, is a serious pest of eggplant solanum melongena l. The head capsule width increased with successive instars, with a mean growth rate of 1. Pyraustidae on brinjal was conducted during 2012 in three different months at the entomological research farm and the acarology laboratory of the department of entomology, punjab agricultural university, ludhiana.
Management of leucinodes orbonalis guenee on eggplants during the rainy season in india. Use of novel insecticides against leucinodes orbonalis in. The biology and seasonal incidence of brinjal shoot and fruit borer bsfb, leucinodes. The eggplant, also known as brinjal is rich in fiber, low in calories, it provides a range of nutrients and features in the mediterranean diet. Tewari and rao 1989 developed a sequential sampling plan to identify the economic injury level for aubergine in bangalore, india. Ihtisham ul haq, amir latif, waqar ahmad khan, asif latif, haram aziz alvi, muhammad najeebullah key words. Neelkanth and pusa purple long was carried out during 2016 in the laboratory conditions in the department of entomology, dr. The borer maintains its breeding activities on the brinjal plants during crop season september to march and on weeds solanum nigrum and s.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Y s parmar university of horticulture and forestry, nauni, solan. It is suggested that resistant cultivars such as pitala local 1 and sambalpur local should be grown in order to minimise the incidence of l. September, 2009 brinjal, the king of vegetable is an important. Research periodical and book publishing house, houston, usa. Fulltext biology of the eggfruit and shoot borer efsb, leucinodes orbonalis guenee crambidae on the garden egg, solanum gilo raddi. Discovery of an unknown diversity of leucinodes species damaging solanaceae fruits in subsaharan africa and moving in trade insecta, lepidoptera, pyraloidea. Crambidae based on mitochondrial marker cytochrome oxidase i and their phylogenetic relationship pr shashank.
Brinjal fruit and shoot borer, leucinodes orbonalis pyraustidae. Effect of selected botanicals and spinosad on shoot and. Biology of the eggfruit and shoot borer efsb, leucinodes. Screening of solanum melongena against leucinodes orbonalis guenee agricultural entomology showket ahmad dar masters thesis biology zoology publish your bachelors or masters thesis, dissertation, term paper or essay. This is a pest of brinjal solanum melongena but also attacks other solanaceous plants. World distribution of leucinodes orbonalis leuior eppo global database. Genetic engineering of horticultural crops sciencedirect. Laboratory studies were carried out in india on the biology of leucinodes orbonalis gn. Key words brinjal, biology, shoot and fruit borer, leucinodes orbonalis brinjal or eggplant or aubergine solanum melongena l. Developmental biology of brinjal shoot and fruit borer, leucinodes orbonalis guenee in midhills of himachal pradesh. The developmental period of 1st instar larva was 2. In india this pest enjoy a country wide distribution.
The mean life cycle of leucinodes orbonalis on solanum gilo fruits from egg to adult was 28. Leucinodes orbonalis gueene and natural enemies in brinjal ecosystem u. But this crop is prone to damage by various insects. Lepidoptera is a fruit and shoot borer which is the key pest of eggplant also known as brinjal and aubergine.
Molecular characterization of brinjal shoot and fruit. General information about leucinodes orbonalis leuior eppo global database. Management of leucinodes orbonalis guenee on eggplants during. Assessment of shoot and fruit borer, leucinodes orbonalis guen. Easilydistinguishedfromleucinodesgiienecbyabsence ofconicalfronsandforewingwithvein10fromstalkofveins8and9. Management of brinjal shoot and fruit borer, leucinodes orbonalis guenee, with selected insecticides qudsia yousafi,1,2 muhammad afzal1 and muhammad aslam3 1 faculty of agriculture, university of sargodha, sargodha, pakistan 2 comsats institute of information technology, sahiwal, pakistan 3 comsats institute of information. Leucinodes orbonalis leuioroverview eppo global database. Leucinodes orbonalis, the eggplant fruit and shoot borer or brinjal fruit and shoot borer, is a moth species in the genus leucinodes. Farmers reduce crop losses by frequent applications of insecticide. Biology of leucinodes orbanalis guenee on brinjal in laboratory condition. Biological studies on brinjal shoot and fruit borer. Resistance or susceptibility of brinjal varietieslines to shoot and fruit borer seems to be related with some anatomical characters. Although these spots seem to be consistently present in asian l.
As part of an insect resistance management strategy, studies were conducted to determine the susceptibility of the targeted insect pest, the eggplant fruit and shoot borer, leucinodes orbonalis. Management practices of this obnoxious pest are limited to frequent spray of chemical insecticides. Molecular characterization of brinjal shoot and fruit borer. The eggfruit and shootborer efsb, leucinodes orbonalis crambidae, is a major exotic pest of garden egg, solanum gilo, causing enormous shoot and fruit damage in nigeria. During recent years the brinjal fruit borer, leucinodes orbonalis guenee, has become a limiting factor in brinjal cultivation in many parts of india. Journal articles feed the future south asia eggplant.
The study of biology and seasonal incidence of brinjal shoot and fruit borer, leucinodes orbonalis guenee lepidoptera. Study of anatomical characters in relation to resistance. It is found throughout the tropics in asia and africa and is a minor pest in the americas. An effort was made to control the borer during the indian rainy season, as this is. The key pest, eggplant fruit and shoot borer, leucinodes orbonalis guenee found to.