Evaluation of entomopathogenic fungus, nomuraea rileyi. Archives of phytopathology and plant protection 32. Effect of calotropis procera leaf extract on spodoptera. Its biology, impact and control on maize production in nigeria article pdf available july 2018 with 3,284 reads how we measure reads. Identification and expression profiles of sex pheromone.
Chaudhari2 abstract the susceptibility of different stages of spodoptera litura larvae to npv was determined by bioassay. Threshold temperatures and thermal requirements for the development of spodoptera litura lepidoptera. Culture was maintained in the laboratory with the castor leaves as a food source. Spodoptera litura an overview sciencedirect topics. The forewings need to be examined carefully because of their color variation and similarity to other nonindigenous as well as native species. No mating took place on the night of emergence and maximum mating response occurred during the second night after emergence. This moth is found in asia, with some specific problematic pest population reports occurring in cambodia, hong kong, india, the pacific. Pdf biology of spodoptera litura fabricius lepidoptera. An originally isolated baculovirus, spodoptera litura multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus spltmnpv was serially passed through the s.
To assess the potential use of this parasitoid as a biological control agent, the reproductive schedule, fecundity and functional response of m. Microplitis prodeniae rao and chandry is a solitary endoparasitoid of s. Spodoptera litura underwent the holometabolous type of development and the studies on biology of s. The study on potential of six isolates of slnpv which are originally from east java to control s. The findings demonstrated that there is a potential for combining r. The spodoptera litura genome elucidates its polyphagy, high. Pdf entomopathogenic fungi epfs, isaria fumosorosea and beauveria bassiana, are efficient biological agents.
Spodoptera litura, otherwise known as the tobacco cutworm or cotton leafworm, is a nocturnal moth in the family noctuidae. Promod kumar shakya, masarrat haseeb and uzma manzoor department of plant protection, faculty of agricultural sciences, aligarh muslim university, aligarh, uttar pradesh, india email. Analyses on the spreading of spltmnpv spodoptera litura multiple nucleopolyhedrosis virus multiplied in midgut s. All three storage proteins have molecular sizes between 400 and 450 kda, and are composed of subunits which range in size from 70 to 80 kda. Spodoptera litura fabricius is a cosmopolitan polyphagous insect pest ofmanyfood crops and tobacco.
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. Eeny105 beet armyworm, spodoptera exigua hubner insecta. 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. Mallareddy 2004 reported that spinosad was the most effective against s.
The spodoptera litura genome elucidates its polyphagy. Purification and characterization of three storage proteins. Spodoptera frugiperda biology sci agric v n p anuaryebruary ture, 70 10 % relative humidity, and a photoperiod of 14h10 l. Bhat2 abstract the entomopathogenic fungus, nomuraea rileyi f arlow samson was isolated from the cadavers. Biology studies of tobacco caterpillar, spodoptera litura. Spodoptera litura can be identified by the shape of the structures on the inner surface of the valve. Development of microplitis bicoloratus on spodoptera litura and implications for biological control kaijun luo1,2, john t.
This background formed a basis for selection of the topic isolation and characterization of male derived factors modifying the physiology of oviposition in lepidopteran pest spodoptera litura. Download fulltext pdf biology of spodoptera litura fabricius lepidoptera. The duration of egg, larvae, and pupa lasted for an average of 5. Pdf immature stages of spodoptera eridania lepidoptera. D in a completely randomized design with 30 replicates for each host plant. Spodoptera litura is an important polyphagous pest in india, china and japan. The roughly 30 species are distributed across six continents.
The test insect, spodoptera litura populations used in this study were collected from castor field at coimbatore district, tamil nadu india during 20142015. Purification and characterization of three storage. May 27, 2015 the use of bacillus thuringiensis to control agrotis ypsilon and spodoptera exigua on potato cultivations in egypt. Crucifer seed crop pests, parasites, and the potential for. Preliminary notes on the parasites of spodoptera exigua huebner lepidoptera. The potential of various isolates of spodoptera litura. It is commonly known as tobacco caterpillar, a most devastating pest of cotton, groundnut, chillies, tobacco, castor, bhendi, pulses 2, 9. Storage proteins of spodoptera litura 735 sl1 and 2 of s. When the characteristic feeding damage of spodoptera was encountered during sampling, we inspected the entire field and removed by hand any new larval clusters and egg masses. The following key is designed to help separate middle to late instar s. Plants were cultivated in a greenhouse and their leaves exerted and cleaned in sodium hypochlorite 4 % to eliminate any possible. The lc 50 values were found to increase with the age of host. Effects of four host plants, tobacco, chinese cabbage, cowpea and sweet potato, on larval and pupal development and survival, and longevity and fecundity of adults of spodoptera litura f lepidoptera. Noctuidae, were studied under laboratory conditions 26 degrees c, 6080% rh, as was the utilization of the four host plants and adaptation.
Spodoptera litura is a notorious leaf feeding insect pest of more than one hundred plants around the asiapacific region. Noctuidae 3 host plants the beet armyworm has a wide host range, occurring as a serious pest of vegetable, field, and flower crops. Three storage proteins named sl1, sl2 and sl3, the former two being synthesized only in the last larval instar, were purified from haemolymph of the common cutworm, spodoptera litura. The agestage specific survival rate s xj, where x is the age and j is the stage. Host plant survey for two years from three different locations in cotton. Request pdf developmental and reproductive biology of spodoptera litura f. Hence, spodoptera litura is an appropriate choice to explore and unravel the mechanism underlying the regulation of reproduction.
The raw data of the developmental time, survivorship, and female daily fecundity of e. Noctuidae on artificial medium spodoptera litura f. Linking life table and predation rate for biological. Yoshiaki noma, yoshinori asakawa, in comprehensive natural products ii, 2010. Noctuidae is the most notorious chewing insect pest that causes heavy losses in cotton, thus, deprives the farmers from getting high yield.
Biology and nutrition of spodoptera frugiperda lepidoptera. Pm 7124 1 spodoptera littoralis, spodoptera litura. This document is eeny105, one of a series of the entomology and nematology department, ufifas extension. Ovipositional biology of the tobacco cutworm spodoptera litura f. Effects of entomopathogenic fungi on the biology of spodoptera. As in most other parts of the tropic, these armyworms are subjected to a disease caused by a spodoptera litura nucleopolyhedrovirus spltnpv infection in the field. For final identification it is necessary that the genitalia are dissected. Pdf effects of entomopathogenic fungi on the biology of. Among all the treatments, ponneem recorded the maximum antifeedant activity 88. Pathogenicity and characteristics of spodoptera litura. Neem and karanj individual treatments as well as ponneem. This moth is found in asia, with some specific problematic pest population reports occurring in cambodia, hong kong, india, the pacific islands, guam, american.
Evaluation of entomopathogenic fungus, nomuraea rileyi farlow samson for the control of groundnut spodoptera litura f. Management of spodoptera litura fabricius on cabbage. Larva feeds on the underside of leaves causing feeding. The neighborjoining tree was constructed using the. Effects of entomopathogenic fungi on the biology of spodoptera litura.
This insect is polyphagous while the majority of other lepidopteran herbivores are specialist. Developmental and reproductive biology of spodoptera litura f. Bioassays, entomopathogenic fungi, eggs, larvae, mortality, pupae, spodoptera litura. Pdf host plants of leafworm, spodoptera litura fabricius. As seen in sesquiterpenoids, these organisms introduce oxygen atom at their allylic. To record the effect of epfinfected prey on the developmental biology of r. Development of microplitis bicoloratus spodoptera litura and. Effects of four host plants on biology and food utilization. The most important character to notice is a set of two windows separated by a right angle. Its common names reference two of the most frequent host plants of the moth. Laboratory studies on the influence of bacterial spodoptera. Spodoptera is a genus of moths of the family noctuidae first described by achille guenee in 1852. The common cutworm spodoptera litura is an important agricultural.
Introduction spodoptera litura fabricius lepidoptera. Spodoptera litura fabricius is a major vegetable pest that is widely distributed throughout tropical, subtropical and temperate regions. The larvae feed on a wide range of plants and have been recorded from over 40 mostly dicotyledonous plant families. This species occurs outdoors in the warmer regions of europe, asia, africa and the americas, and in greenhouses in colder climates.
Insecta, holometabola, lepidoptera, noctuidae common names. As in most other parts of the tropic, these armyworms are subjected to a disease caused by a spodoptera litura nucleopolyhedrovirus spltnpv infection in the field kalshoven 1981. Two windows, one triangular 1a and one rectangular 1b. Development of microplitis bicoloratus spodoptera litura. Efficacy of spodoptera litura multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus. Spodoptera litura is an obiquitous, polyphagous, multivoltine, lepidopteron pest that feeds on 112 cultivated crops all over the world moussca et al. Sep 19, 2017 spodoptera litura fabricius is a major vegetable pest that is widely distributed throughout tropical, subtropical and temperate regions. Spodoptera litura below are some characters that are useful to distinguish spodoptera litura from other spodoptera species. Genus spodoptera 1spodg species spodoptera litura prodli contact eppo.
Field manual of techniques in invertebrate pathology. Immature stages of spodoptera eridania lepidoptera. Present status on bioecology and management of tobacco. Spodoptera litura prodlioverview eppo global database. The efficacies of several entomopathogenic nematodes ofsteinernema andheterorhabditis spp. Biological control of tobacco cutworm, spodoptera litura. Effects of three spodoptera litura control strategies on. Among susceptible vegetable crops are asparagus, bean, beet, broc. 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.
The tobacco caterpillar, spodoptera litura fabricius is one of the economically important and regular polyphagous pests on the field and horticultural crops and distributed in indoaustralian tropics. Noctuidae on some of its major weed hosts article pdf available january 2007 with 2,659 reads. Bioassay of nuclear polyhedrosis virus npv and in combination with insecticide on spodoptera litura fab tran thi kieu trang 1 and s. General information about spodoptera litura prodli. Noctuidae and some native spodoptera moths introduction the purpose of this handout is to help you distinguish two exotic spodoptera moths of concern to u. Smith, spodoptera exigua hiibner, spodoptera latifascia walker, and spodoptera sunia guenee are con sidered economically important pests whereas spodoptera eridania cramer, spodoptera orni thogalli guenbe, and spodoptera dolichos fabri cius are rarely abundant enough to cause serious. It is a serious pest of various economically important crops such as cotton, tomato, groundnut, chilli, tobacco, caster, okra and pulses etc. A new continuous cell line from larval hemocytes of.
The noctuid moth spodoptera frugiperda ranks as one of the worlds worst agricultural pests. 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. Effect of three spodoptera litura control strategies, viz. Infection with spodoptera litura npv reduces food consumption and weight gain of. Your use of this pdf, the bioone complete website, and all posted and associated content indicates. Media in category spodoptera litura the following 31 files are in this category, out of 31 total. Egg masses 47 mm diameter, laid at night in clusters of 200 to 300, are covered with the brown scales of the adult. Ambedkar road, pune 411 00 i, india received 3 november 999. Spodoptera litura is also a pest of sugarbeet, with infestations presenting in march and peaking in late march and april chatterjee and nayak, 1987. 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.