The borer maintains its breeding activities on the brinjal plants during crop season september to march and on weeds solanum nigrum and s. Use of intercrops and antifeedants for management of eggplant. Biology of leucinodes orbonalis an important pest of brinjal in rajasthan. The lethal concentration of the actinobacterial strain was identified by relative toxicity studies and the lc50 was found as 75ppm.
Passoa identification technology program itp, fort collins, co. Observation on shoot and fruit damage by leucinodes orbonalis were recorded. Leucinodes is a genus of moths of the family crambidae. Plant products and microbial formulation in the management of. Seasonal incidence of shoot and fruit borer, leucinodes orbonalis guen. Management of leucinodes orbonalis guenee on eggplants during. To help reduce the impact of this pest, population genetic diversity and structure of l. Lepidoptera distribution and status india, bangladesh, malaysia, thailand, burma, srilanka, laos, south africa, congo.
Leucinodes orbonalis guenee, 1854 lepidoptera crambidae superfamily pyraloidea. Pdf biology of the eggfruit and shoot borer leucinodes. Biology and control of brinjal eggplant fruit and shoot. Integrated pest control of the eggfruit and shoot borer. The brinjal fruit and shoot borer, leucinodes orbonalis is the major pest of eggplant in south asia. An experiment was conducted at the vegetable research farm, punjab agricultural university, ludhiana, india during the year 2001 with the aim to reduce the insecticide usage on brinjal crop against brinjal shoot and fruit borer, leucinodes orbonalis guenee. Proceedings of the first national symposium on pest management in horticultural crops. Phylogeographical structure in mitochondrial dna of eggplant. Detection of genetic polymorphism in the populations of.
Leucinodes orbonalis leuiordocuments eppo global database. Discovery of an unknown diversity of leucinodes species damaging solanaceae fruits in subsaharan africa and. The eggplant solanum melongena, commonly known as brinjal, is the fourth most widely grown vegetable in india, and a significant export crop government of india, 2009. Three sublethal doses of jmcha8 strain 30, 35 and 40ppm were mixed with brinjal fruit and used as feed for the larvae n16. Genetic similarity of eggplant shoot and fruit borer. The caterpillar bores into young growing shoots, petioles, midrib of leaves and fruits leaving no sign of entry. For this purpose, six cultivars brinjal were transplanted under net house and field.
Molecular characterization of brinjal shoot and fruit borer. In using the keys, it should be borne in mind that their validity. Overwintering of brinjal shoot and fruit borer, leucinodes orbonalis guen. Pdf management of leucinodes orbonalis guenee on eggplants. Leucinodes orbonalis was added to the eppo a1 list in 2012.
Neupane fp 2001 crop pest and their management 4th ed. Externally nearly identical, they differ primarily in genitalic characters, such as the shape of the juxta which may be truncate or narrowly extended and fibulae. Pests not known to occur in the united states or of limited distribution. Leucinodes orbonalis etc, infest brinjal during different stages of plant growth prempong and buahim 1977. Leucinodes orbonalis, the eggplant fruit and shoot borer or brinjal fruit and shoot borer, is a moth species in the genus leucinodes. Tiwari, in ecofriendly pest management for food security, 2016. Dec 04, 2010 efficacy of nine insecticides against shoot and fruit borer, leucinodes orbonalis guenee lepidoptera. Throughout the world, shoot and fruit borer, leucinodes orbonalis guenee is a constant pest on brinjal. Journal of asiapacific entomology vol 21, issue 3, pages. Shoot and fruit borer, leucinodes orbonalis guenee pyraustidae.
A study on growth and development of brinjal shoot and. Eggplant or brinjal solanum melongena is a popular vegetable grown throughout asia where it is attacked by brinjal fruit and shoot borer bfsb leucinodes orbonalis. In india this pest enjoy a country wide distribution. Plants expressing cry proteins from the bacterium, bacillus thuringiensis bt, have become a major tactic for controlling insect pests in maize and cotton globally. It is an internal borer which damages the tender shoots and fruits. Eggplant solanum melongena is a popular vegetable grown throughout asia that is heavily treated with insecticides to control the eggplant fruit and shoot borer, leucinodes orbonalis. Management of eggplant shoot and fruit borer leucinodes orbonalis guenee by integrating different nonchemical approaches. Female sex pheromone of brinjal fruit and shoot borer. The yield loss varies from season to season and from location to location.
Journal of pest science, volume 83, issue 4 springer. The yield loss was reported to be as high as 70 92 per cent krishnaiah and vijay, 1975. Chemical ecology, pheromones, pheromone, moth, moths, insect, sex, attractants, attractant, sexattractants, insects, entomology, behaviour, behavior, lepidoptera. The biology, seasonal incidence and efficacy of selected insecticides against brinjal shoot and fruit borer bsfb, leucinodes orbonalis was studied during 201617 at instructional farm and post graduate laboratory, department of agricultural entomology, post graduate institute, mpkv, rahuri. Eggplant borer leucinodes orbonalis plant pest factsheet. Eggplant solanum melongena linnaeus is one of the most economically important vegetable of tropics having hotwet climate. Management of brinjal shoot and fruit borer, leucinodes. 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. Production of brinjal is significantly affected by heavy infestation of a fruit borer pest, leucinodes orbonalis. It is a major and regular pest of brinjal causing damage to even 30 50% of fruits or more. Identity and genetic structure of eggplant fruit and shoot borer. Management of brinjal shoot and fruit borer, leucinodes orbonalis guenee using pheromone trap tnau master trap and comparison between commercial water trap and tnau master trap. The brinjal fruit and shoot borer notes on taxonomy.
Leucinodes orbonalis will complete its life cycle in 28. Between 1999 and 2008 it was intercepted on 104 occasions, 60 of. Efficacy of botanical plant extracts against fruit and. Leucinodes species have been documented as eggplant fruit borers, 2 3 4 posing medium threats to incoming crops from african nations. Biology of the eggfruit and shoot borer efsb, leucinodes. The larva attacks shoot in the early stages of the crop and later on fruit.
Crambidae populations in the philippines inferred from morphological traits and. Besides, india it is also found in sri lanka, burma, malaysia, congo and south africa. It was first described by achille guenee in 1854 leucinodes species have been documented as eggplant fruit borers, posing medium threats to incoming crops from african nations. February 2017 the life table of leucinodes orbonalis was prepared from daily fecundity and survival of cohort, when larvae were reared on brinjal c. Leucinodes orbonalis, the eggplant fruit and shoot borer or brinjal fruit and shoot borer, is a. Aubergine also called brinjal or eggplant solanum melongena, the king of vegetables, is vulnerable to many insect and pest attacks at all stages of development and in all tissues. The variation in the duration of life stages may be due to variable food and other factors. Comparison made on moth retention pattern of commercial water trap and tnau master trap and the result showed that mean number of moth catches in commercial water trap varies from 1. Despite the extensive use of chemical pesticides, fsb is difficult to control as the larvae, often hidden in the fruit, do not come into contact with the insecticides. Unsaturated cuticular hydrocarbon components of the sex. Crambidae is frequently intercepted by the plant health service in england and wales on imports of aubergine from asia and africa. Bangladesh has developed and released four brinjal varieties producing cry1ac bt. Crambidae based on mitochondrial marker cytochrome oxidase i and their phylogenetic relationship pr shashank. Furthermore, it has been intercepted in imports of solanaceae fruits from asia and has been taken at light in the uk presumably as an result of such importations.
Keys about fact sheets glossary larval morphology references. Brinjal shoot and fruit borer leucinodes orbonalis. Biophysical mechanisms of resistance to brinjal shoot and. Mar 08, 2019 efficacy of botanical plant extracts against fruit and shoot borer leucinodes orbonalis g. Shoot and fruit borer, leucinodes orbonalis abstract.
Department of agriculture, animal and plant health inspection service. Management of brinjal shoot and fruit borer leucinodes orbonalis guenee with insecticides. Documents about leucinodes orbonalis leuior this website uses cookies our website uses cookies to ensure that we give you the best possible online experience. Lepidoptera is a fruit and shoot borer which is the key pest of eggplant also known as brinjal and aubergine.
Unsaturated cuticular hydrocarbon components of the sex pheromone of eggplant fruit borer. Biology of the eggfruit and shoot borer leucinodes orbonalis on the garden egg solanum gilo. Molecular characterization of brinjal shoot and fruit borer, leucinodes orbonalis guenee lepidoptera. Biology and management of eggplant fruit and shoot borer. Gowda, in genetically modified organisms in food, 2016. The freshly laid creamy eggs were flat and oval shaped with mean length of 0. Five larvae selected from each first three larval instars were tested on the artificial. Leucinodes orbonalis is one of the most damaging insect pests affecting eggplant in the mekong delta of vietnam. Csl pest risk analysis for leucinodes orbonalis csl, 2006 page 3 of 11 kumar and sadashiva 1996, maureal, et al.
Management of brinjal shoot and fruit borer, leucinodes orbonalis guenee, with selected insecticides qudsia yousafi,1,2 muhammad afzal1 and muhammad aslam3. Efficacy of botanical pesticides against shoot and fruit. Integrated pest control of the eggfruit and shoot borer leucinodes orbonalis guenee on the garden egg solanum aethiopicum l in southwest nigeria. Leucinodes orbonalis guenee literatures were gleaned and overviews prepared for the this paper can be downloaded. Effect of selected botanicals and spinosad on shoot and fruit. Experiments were carried out to investigate the acute toxicity of spinetoram 12 sc against. Environmental implications and thrusts, bangalore, india, 1517 october 1997. The monophagous brinjal fruit and shoot borer fsb leucinodes orbonalis and the polyphagous brinjal fruit borer helicoverpa. During recent years the brinjal fruit borer, leucinodes orbonalis guenee, has become a limiting factor in brinjal cultivation in many parts of india.
It is found in the tropics of asia, and it is a minor pest in the americas. Cry1ac expression and control of the eggplant fruit and shoot borer leucinodes orbonalis guenee desiree m. The impact of vegetational diversity through intercrop and the application of antifeedants were assessed for their ability to reduce the infestation of shoot and fruit borer leucinodes orbonalis guen. Nov 22, 2019 radhika s, reddy kd, subbarathnam gv, 1997. Efficacy of nine insecticides against shoot and fruit borer, leucinodes orbonalis guenee lepidoptera. Susceptibility of field populations of eggplant fruit and. Details pests not known to occur in the united states or. We do not use these to store personal information about you. A full datasheet will be prepared, in the meantime you can view here the data which was previously available from the eppo alert list added to the eppo alert list in 2008deleted in 2012. Pest risk analysis of metcalfa pruinosa in austria. Details pests not known to occur in the united states or of. Leucinodes orbonalis an overview sciencedirect topics.
Intercropping with coriander and fennel reduced the fruit damage to 1215% compared with the plots with eggplant monoculture. Use of intercrops and antifeedants for management of. Order lepidoptera family pyraustidae advertisements. Brinjal fruit and shoot borer bfsb is a very important pest on brinjal and is one of the main impediments to brinjal production. Crambidae from the major vegetable growing regions of india was determined during the cropping seasons of 20092010 and 20102011. The eggs were laid singly or in batches on the foliage, most of which were on the ventral surface of young leaves. Plant products and microbial formulation in the management. Atwal and dhaliwal 2005 also reported that a single female may lay 80120 eggs in its life span of a week and the incubation periods was 36 days. Area and production of national priority vegetable crops in the philippines, selected statistics on agricul. The key pest, eggplant fruit and shoot borer, leucinodes orbonalis guenee found to be most destructive and first ranked. Identity of eggplant fruit and shoot borer efsb in philippine populations were confirmed to be leucinodes orbonalis.
Control of fruit borer of garden egg leucinodes orbonalis. Management of leucinodes orbonalis guenee on eggplants during the rainy season in india. Pest risk analysis leucinodes orbonalis netherlands food and. Efficacy of botanical plant extracts against fruit and shoot.
Studies were taken up to understand the chemical ecology of leucinodes orbonalis using sex pheromone trap for the management of l. Pyralidae and it is considered to be a limiting factor in brinjal cultivation. The simple, lowcost integrated pest management ipm techniques outlined in this guide provide satisfactory, sustainable management and can help eggplant growers. Csl pest risk analysis for leucinodes orbonalis csl, 2006 page 1 of 11 csl pest risk analysis for leucinodes orbonalis stage 1. Lepidoptera, has become a production constraint in all eggplant solanum melongena linn.
Lepidoptera is a fruit and shoot borer which is the key pest of eggplant also known. Field performance of bt eggplants solanum melongena l. Leucinodes orbonalis setal map click here to download a fullsize printable pdf of this larval setal map lepintercept an identification resource for intercepted lepidoptera larvae by todd m. On initiation of fruiting stage there was a continuous decline in the infestation on shoots and it disappeared during. Insecticide resistance in field populations of leucinodes. Information of the biology is required for effective management of this field pest. 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.
A full datasheet will be prepared, in the meantime you can view here the data which was previously available from. The study was conducted to determine the efficacy of botanical insecticide extract against fruit and shoot borer leucinodes orbonalis g. Late instar caterpillar of leucinodes orbonalis eggplant borer leucinodes orbonalis background leucinodes orbonalis guenee lepidoptera. In india, transgenic eggplants expressing bacillus thuringiensis cry toxins have been tested in fields by private and publicsector agencies. 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. Management of egg plant shoot and fruit borer leucinodes orbonalis guen. Oh, have been identified as major and minor sex pheromone components, respectively, few males were attracted to a blend of these compounds in vietnamese fields. Leucinodes orbonalis coffs harbour butterfly house. Leucinodes orbonalis is the most detrimental south and southeast asian insect pest of eggplant. The monophagous brinjal fruit and shoot borer fsb leucinodes orbonalis and the polyphagous brinjal fruit borer helicoverpa armigera are the major pests.
Continuing to use this website means you agree to our use of cookies. Pheromones and semiochemicals of leucinodes orbonalis. Description of the stages in the life cycle of leucinodes orbonalis guenee reared on solanum gilo egg. Leucinodes orbonalis guenee is the most injurious and a ubiquitous pest of brinjaj, solanummelongena l. Yield losses in bangladesh have been reported up to 86% and farmers rely primarily on frequent insecticide applications to reduce injury.
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