An artificial diet for mass rearing of the tobacco caterpillar spodoptera litura fabricius from the neonate to adult stage was developed at 271c, 655% rh and 16. Noctuidae 4 beet armyworm larvae are susceptible to neem products prabhaker et al. Study of the effects of host plants on the biology of insects is important in understanding host. Effects of entomopathogenic fungi on the biology of spodoptera. Biology and nutrition of spodoptera frugiperda lepidoptera. Pages in category spodoptera the following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. The results suggest amino acid substitution in open reading frame of phantom, shade and disembodied protein in spodoptera litura. Pdf biology of spodoptera litura fabricius lepidoptera.
Spodoptera litura, otherwise known as the tobacco cutworm or cotton leafworm, is a nocturnal moth in the family noctuidae. Sep 15, 2015 the tobacco cutworm, spodoptera litura f. Spodoptera litura below are some characters that are useful to distinguish spodoptera litura from other spodoptera species. Biochemistry and molecular biology of pheromone production.
Comparison of amino acid sequences of halloween genes in. Effects of four host plants on biology and food utilization of the. Effects of entomopathogenic fungi on the biology of spodoptera litura lepidoptera. Eggs can be killed with petroleum oil, and both eggs and young larvae can be controlled with foliar applications of 5% cottonseed oil, but this concentra. Infectious virions may occur as free particles or be embedded in proteinaceous occlusion bodies friesen and. Its common names reference two of the most frequent host plants of the moth. Survival of different life stages of spodoptera litura on bidi. Effect of three spodoptera litura control strategies, viz. Biology of spodoptera litura fabricius lepidoptera. Iac 100 showed a high degree of nonfood preference in free choice and no choice test. Spodoptera litura utilizes a twocomponent pheromone.
Two experiments freechoice and nochoice tests were conducted to evaluate the oviposition preference of. Temperature impacts the development and survival of common cutworm spodoptera litura. Rearing of spodoptera litura fabricius on different artificial diets and its parasitization with trichogramma chilonis ishii ahmadurrahman saljoqi,1 riaz ul haq,1 ehsanulhaq,2 javed khan2 and ghulam ali2 1department of plant protection, faculty of crop protection sciences, the university of agriculture, peshawar, pakistan. Spodoptera litura is also a pest of sugarbeet, with infestations presenting in march and peaking in late march and april chatterjee and nayak, 1987. Spodoptera litura underwent the holometabolous type of development and the studies on biology of s. Linking life table and predation rate for biological control. Spodoptera litura is also known as the oriental leafworm moth, cluster caterpillar, cotton leafworm, tobacco cutworm, tropical armyworm, taro caterpillar, tobacco budworm, rice cutworm, and cotton cutworm. It is established in tropical and subtropical regions where there are no, or few, frost days each year. Improved artificial diet for mass rearing of the tobacco caterpillar, spodoptera litura lepidoptera. The spodoptera moths are found primarily active during night and due to its high mobility, female ovipositing on a wide range of host plants, which promotes or even ensures survival of s. The efsa panel on plant health plhp performed a pest categorisation of spodoptera litura lepidoptera.
This moth is found in asia, with some specific problematic pest population reports occurring in cambodia, hong kong, india, the pacific. Sep 26, 2017 the spodoptera litura genome elucidates its polyphagy, high tolerance to pesticides and spread across asia a group of asian researchers first proposed a genome project for the tobacco cutworm, spodoptera litura lepidoptera, noctuidae, in 20, drawn to this species as a massively destructive agricultural pest across asia. Pdf host plants of leafworm, spodoptera litura fabricius. As seen in sesquiterpenoids, these organisms introduce oxygen atom at their allylic. Kadir3 ldepartment offorest management, 2department ofbiochemistry universiti putra malaysia, 43400 upm, serdang, malaysia. Field evaluation of biopesticides against tobacco caterpillar. Mallareddy 2004 reported that spinosad was the most effective against s. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. The spodoptera litura genome elucidates its polyphagy, high.
View spodoptera littoralis research papers on academia. Spodoptera litura is an obiquitous, polyphagous, multivoltine, lepidopteron pest that feeds on 112 cultivated crops all over the world moussca et al. Studies were carried out to evaluate the resistance of pakistani populations of the beet armyworm, spodoptera litura f to several commonly used insecticides. A new continuous cell line from larval hemocytes of. Spodoptera frugiperda and spodoptera litura fabricius, 1775 lepidoptera. Lepidoptera, noctuidae is well known as a serious cosmopolitan pest with extensive host range of economically important crops such as cotton, groundnut, soybean, tomato, sweet potato, and many other crops matsuura and naito 1997. Spodoptera definition of spodoptera by the free dictionary. Spodoptera litura prodlioverview eppo global database. A new continuous cell line from larval hemocytes of spodoptera litura f. Steps for the dissection of male spodoptera moths lepidoptera. Ambedkar road, pune 411 00 i, india received 3 november 999.
The duration of egg, larvae, and pupa lasted for an average of 5. This page was last edited on 22 december 2018, at 17. See schmutterer 1969, cayrol 1972, and brown and dewhurst 1975 for additional information. Effect of calotropis procera leaf extract on spodoptera. Pm 7124 1 spodoptera littoralis, spodoptera litura. Notes on taxonomy and nomenclature top of page for about 60 years, the egyptian cotton leafworm was known as prodenia litura. Efficacy of spodoptera litura multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus. Pdf tobacco leaf eating caterpillar, spodoptera litura is one of the most important insect pests. No mating took place on the night of emergence and maximum mating response occurred during the second night after emergence. The purpose of this handout is to guide you in the dissection, screening, and identification of moths collected in spodoptera surveys. Spodoptera litura is a notorious leaf feeding insect pest of more than one hundred plants around the asiapacific region.
Thiruvalluvar university, vellore 632 115, tamil nadu, india. Potential of trap crops for integrated management of the. Spodoptera litura is an important polyphagous pest in india, china and japan. For final identification it is necessary that the genitalia are dissected. The forewings need to be examined carefully because of their color variation and similarity to other nonindigenous as well as native species. Effects of three spodoptera litura control strategies on. Noctuidae on some of its major weed hosts article pdf available january 2007 with 2,651 reads. We identified the sequence of five halloween genes partially and converted into amino acid sequences and then three of them were compared with a very near african species of spodoptera, spodoptera littoralis. The biology of canthoconidia furcellata was studied in the laboratory with a view to. Pathogenicity and characteristics of spodoptera litura. Yoshiaki noma, yoshinori asakawa, in comprehensive natural products ii, 2010. Biology and reproductive capacity of spodoptera eridania cramer.
Spodoptera frugiperda colony spodoptera frugiperda specimens were obtained from insect colonies and maintained in a laboratory. Download fulltext pdf biology of spodoptera litura fabricius lepidoptera. Agricultural university at taian, shandong, china, and were maintained insecticidefree. Pdf on jan 1, 2007, sushilkumar and others published biology of spodoptera. Pathogenicity and characteristics of spodoptera litura nucleopolyhedrovirus from peninsular malaysia ahmad s. Spodoptera moths whose larvae are armyworms genus spodoptera arthropod genus a genus of arthropods family noctuidae, noctuidae cutworms. Host plant survey for two years from three different locations in cotton. Spodoptera litura an overview sciencedirect topics. Arivoli and samuel tennyson abstract crude extracts of twenty five plants were screened for their oviposition activity against the third instar. The comparative susceptibility of these pests and two of their larval parasitoids to bt toxins was. Impact of mass releases of chelonus heliopae gupta and telenomus remus nixon against spodoptera litura fabricius.
Screening of plant extracts for oviposition activity ijfbs. The following key is designed to help separate middle to late instar s. It is a serious pest of various economically important crops such as cotton, tomato, groundnut, chilli, tobacco, caster, okra and pulses etc. Spodoptera synonyms, spodoptera pronunciation, spodoptera translation, english dictionary definition of spodoptera. M to assess the potential use of this parasitoid as a biological control agent, the reproductive schedule, fecundity and functional response of m. Sep 19, 2017 spodoptera litura fabricius is a major vegetable pest that is widely distributed throughout tropical, subtropical and temperate regions. Efficacy of selected adjuvants for protecting spodoptera litura nucleopolyhedrovirus.
Egg masses per female spodoptera litura on four host plants. Rearing of spodoptera litura fabricius on different. Monitoring of insecticide resistance in spodoptera litura. Biotransformation of acyclic, monocyclic, and bicyclic monoterpenoids by various bacteria, fungi, insect larvae, such as spodoptera litura, and mammals, such as rabbits and possums, and human and rat cytochrome enzyme is summarized. The potential of various isolates of spodoptera litura. Management of spodoptera litura fabricius on cabbage. Lepidoptera, a serious but sporadic insect pest causes economic loss in gloriosa ranging from 25. Simulation and visualization of potential population growth in india under warmer temperatures through life cycle modeling table 1.
Noctuidae, is an economically important insect pest known to attack various agricultural crops. Noctuidae is a generalist herbivore and an important pest in many agricultural cropping systems. Spodoptera eridania cramer lepidoptera, noctuidae is a polyphagous defoliator. The study on potential of six isolates of slnpv which are originally from east java to control s. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Noctuidae, is one of the most common and widespread insect pests in asian countries ahmad et al.
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