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