Survival and life table parameters of soybean pod borer. Cowpea is considered the most important food grain legume in the dry savannas of tropical africa, where it is grown on more than 12. Effects of volatiles from maruca vitrata larvae and caterpillarinfested flowers of their host plant vigna unguiculata on the foraging behavior of the parasitoid apanteles taragamae. Margam vm, coates bs, bayles do, hellmich rl, agunbiade t, et al.
The soybean pod borer, maruca vitrata is one of the key insect pests of tropical legumes. Potentials and constraints cowpea for food and poverty. Maruca vitrata marutehost plants eppo global database. Niamey 3 department of entomology, university of illinois at urbana. New artificial diet for continuous rearing of the bean pod borer, maruca vitrata article pdf available in journal of insect science 121. The production system combined with the improved varieties, sowing plant density, pest control, organic and mineral fertilizer application allowed increasing cowpea yield by 1 %. In this study, we investigated the survival and life table parameters of m.
Studies on relative toxicity of biopesticides to helicoverpa armigera hubner and maruca vitrata geyer on pigeonpea cajanus cajan l. Several studies on increasing field attractancy using sex pheromones have not been satisfactory. Confined field trials are currently in their fourth. Phylogeographical structure in mitochondrial dna of legume pod borer maruca vitrata population in tropical asia and subsaharan africa, plos one, 2015, volume 10, issue 4, doi. It is widely distributed in asia, africa, australia and the. Effects of volatiles from maruca vitrata larvae and caterpillarinfested flowers of their host plant vigna unguiculata on the foraging behavior of. It damages several leguminous crops with losses in the range of 2080% 29. Maruca vitrata is a major pest that inflicts severe damage to cowpea on farmers fields. Tools save list as excel file save list as csv file. The species was first described by johan christian fabricius in 1787. Itis done by the caterpillar, or larval stage, of the insect.
The studies on the biology recorded that the preoviposition. Pdf wild host plants of legume pod borer maruca vitrata. Please, help me to find this maruca testulalis pdf. Its common names include the maruca pod borer, bean pod borer, soybean pod borer, mung moth, and the legume pod borer. Understanding the seasonal population patterns of m find. The project, which started in 2008 is accessing and inserting the cry1ab gene bt gene into selected cowpea varieties to protect the crop against the maruca pod borer. Studies on biology and management of spotted pod borer, maruca vitrata geyer on redgram were conducted at lam farm and in the laboratory, pulses section, lam farm, guntur during kharif 20072008. Pdf new artificial diet for continuous rearing of the. Volatiles from maruca vitrata lepidoptera, crambidae host plants. Euphorbiaceae was studied under laboratory and field conditions against three key insect pests of cowpea, vigna unguiculata l.
It is widespread in tropical areas, especially east and west africa and india, and most injurious to beans phaseolus vulgaris, cowpea vigna unguiculata, pigeon pea cajanus cajan and green gram vigna radiata. Hepper as a diet to rear larvae of maruca vitrata fabricius was tested for the first time in laboratory. Lin, vu thi thuy trang, le duc khanh and manh hai vu. Crambidae, a legume pod borer has been investigated as destructive pest of cowpea and other legume crops in africa and asia 1. These larvae develop from tiny translucent eggs which are laid singly on the leaf short shoots, flowers and pods of.
Maruca vitrata was considered to be of quarantine significance by pierce 1917 and was listed as a pest of export concern by holdeman 1986 under the name maruca testulatus, a misspelling. Categorization of maruca vitrata marute this website uses cookies our website uses cookies to ensure that we give you the best possible online experience. A bt gene effectively controls maruca insect pest in. Fulltext downloads displays the total number of times this works files e. Pdf maruca vitrata is an economically significant insect pest of cowpea in sub saharan africa. It damages tender leaf axils, flower buds, flowers and pods by webbing and boring clusters of flowers and pods. Effects of volatiles from maruca vitrata larvae and. A bt gene effectively controls maruca insect pest in cowpea dr prince addae.
Crambidae is a polyphagous insect pest of grain legumes that has a wide distribution throughout tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. In severe infestations, yield losses of between 7080% have been reported. The field experiment was conducted on the seasonal incidence of spotted pod borer, maruca vitrata geyer and gram pod borer, helicoverpa armigera hubner on black gram at chatha farm, skuastjammu during summer 2018. Wild host plants of legume pod borer maruca vitrata lepidoptera. Susceptibility of the legume pod borer, maruca vitrata, to microbial control agents. Pdf annual cycle of the legume pod borer maruca vitrata fabricius. Insulin signaling mediates previtellogenic development and. Biology of the legume pod borer, maruca vitrata fabricius and its damage to pigeonpea and adzuki bean volume 20 issue 2 h. The gprotein signaling pathway is deactivated by arrestin2 binding, which is indispensable for receptor internalization and recycling. Crambidae larvae and suitability of different flower parts for larval development.
The count includes downloads for all files if a work has more than one. Maruca vitrata marutecategorization eppo global database. It is absent from north africa and the temperate regions of europe and north america taylor 1978. Categories have been assigned by the eppo secretariat on the basis of available data at the time of entry. Pdf we surveyed three locations in west africa, two in northern nigeria and one in southern niger, for the presence of wild alternative hosts. Studies on the incidence of maruca vitrata fabricius crambidae. The spotted pod borer, maruca vitrata fabricius is predominant species in south india and is a serious pest because of its extensive host range, destructiveness and distribution 2. Click here to download a fullsize printable pdf of this larval setal map. Current study was undertaken to explore the utility of sex pheromone for its management. Understanding the seasonal and geographical patterns of m. Transcriptome sequencing, and rapid development and. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Seshamahalakshmi abstract an experiment conducted during kharif, 2010 to evaluate the efficacy of different biopesticides.
Walp is an important food staple in subsaharan africa. The open reading frame of maviarr2 is 1,221 bp in length, encoding 407 amino acids. Maruca vitrata is a cosmopolitan pest that occurs in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. The suitability of mung bean sprouts vigna mungo l. Damage is normally attributed to podborers as a complex without an attempt to apportion it to particular species. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled gnu free documentation license. The objective of this study was to evaluate eighteen dolichos lablab genotypes for resistance to maruca vitrata and helicoverpa armigera in the field using morphological markers.
Crambidae is considered to be a major pest of legumes. High maruca vitrata is a serious pest on several legume crops grown in the us and we would predict that this insect would survive in the southern us on these hosts. Pdf seasonal incidence of maruca vitrata geyer and. Phylogeographical structure in mitochondrial dna of legume. Evaluation of pongamia oil soap against major pests of vegtable cowpea, vigna unguiculata subsp. Pdf laboratory rearing of the legume pod borer, maruca vitrata. Keys about fact sheets glossary larval morphology references. We identified the fulllength cdna encoding arrestin2 in maruca vitrata f. Crambidae, is an insect pest species of crops grown by subsistence farmers in tropical regions of africa. Integrating biopesticides in pest management strategies for tropical vegetable production r. The pest maruca in cowpea what is the pheromone of. Feeding preferences of the legume pod borer maruca vitrata. The objective of our study was therefore to document the olfactory response by foraging females of the exotic larval parasitoid t. Information from its description page there is shown below.
Maruca was largely responsible for the initial quarantine of beans entering the united states from puerto rico leonard and mills 1931. Realtime quantitative pcr assays have demonstrated a relatively higher expression of marvidhpban mrna in the latter half of the. Continuing to use this website means you agree to our use of cookies. The spatial genetic differentiation of the legume pod borer, maruca vitrata f. They correspond to an evaluation of the biological importance of the host plant for the pest. The legume pod borer, maruca vitrata fabricius lepidoptera. Pdf the spatial genetic differentiation of the legume pod borer. Pdf feeding preferences of the legume pod borer maruca vitrata. Studies on the incidence of maruca vitrata fabricius. Pdf maruca vitrata is an economically significant insect pest of cowpea in subsaharan africa. Maruca testulalis, is distributed through the tropical and subtropical regions of the world 1. Field efficacy of chemical pesticides against maruca. The laboratory investigations on biology of pod borer, maruca vitrata geyer was carried out during the year 2012 at the department of agricultural entomology, college of agriculture, dapoli, ratnagiri.
Molecularphylogenetic characterization of arrestin2 from. The study design was randomized complete block rcbd with separation of mean done using turkeys range of test. Insulin signaling mediates previtellogenic development and enhances juvenile hormonemediated vitellogenesis in a lepidopteran insect, maruca vitrata. Crambidae, is distributed in subtropical and tropical regions. The results revealed that in 2000 and 2001 seasons the mean number of maruca vitrata f. Identifcation authority summary origins are generally not helpful because m. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Pest risk analysis for maruca vitrata fabricius, bean. Maruca vitrata is a pantropical insect pest of leguminous crops like pigeon pea, cowpea, mung bean and soybean. Feeding preferences of the legume pod borer maruca vitrata lepidoptera. The pest maruca in cowpea the damage done bymaruca to cowpea crops is well known to farmers and extension agents. Maruca vitrata larvae used for the trails were obtained from massrearing facilities at iarabu, inera, and sari. This insect pest is widely distributed throughout tropical and.
Susceptibility of the legume pod borer, maruca vitrata, to. Seasonal and regional distribution of the cowpea pod borer. Biology of pod borer, maruca vitrata geyer infesting. Media in category maruca vitrata the following 58 files are in this category, out of 58 total. Biology of the legume pod borer, maruca vitrata fabricius and its. Lepidoptera on improved cowpea and noncowpea varieties at maradi, niger 1baoua, b. The legume pod borer maruca vitrata fabricius is one of the key pests of cowpea as the larvae feed on the tender parts of the stem, peduncles, flower buds, flowers and on pods of the plant, causing significant yield losses. We do not use these to store personal information about you. Some species of diptera may also be found in conjunction with m. Introduction the legume pod borer maruca vitrata fabricius lepidoptera. Integrating biopesticides in pest management strategies. Permission is granted to copy, distribute andor modify this document under the terms of the gnu free documentation license, version 1. Maruca vitrata, bean pod borer moth florida department of. Efficacy of a cry1ab gene for control of maruca vitrata.
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