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DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGYALLAHABAD SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE

SAM HIGGINBOTTOM INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCES

[Formerly-Allahabad Agricultural Institute](Deemed-to-be-University)

ALLAHABAD- 211007, U.P., INDIA 

PRESENTATION ON

MAJOR INSECT PESTS OF DRUMSTICK

SUBMMITED BY,NAVNEETI.D. NO. 15MSENT015

SUBMITTED TO,Dr. S. NAGARDEPARTMEN T OF PLANT PROTECTION

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DRUMSTICKBotanical name :- Moringa oleiferaOrder :- BrassicalesFamily :- Moringaceae

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Nutritional value

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Major insect pests of moringa

1. Bud worm (Noorda moringae)2. Leaf caterpillar (Noorda blitealis)3. Pod fly (Gitona distigma)4. Hairy caterpillar

Eupterote molliferaMetanastria hyrtacaStreblote siva

5. Bark borer (Indarbela tetraonis)6. Long horn beetles Batocera rubus

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1. Bud worm of drumstickScientific name :- Noorda moringaeOrder :- LepidopteraFamily :- CrambidaeSubfamily :- Noordinae

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Identification1.Adult is small in size with dark brown fore wings and white hind wings with dark brown border.2. oval, creamy white eggs in clusters or singly on flower buds.3. Caterpillars are dirty brown with a prominent mid-dorsal stripe and black head and pro-thoracic shield.4. Minute brownish cocoons.

Adult

Larvae

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Distribution:-Major pest in South IndiaHost range: MoringaNature of damage and symptoms:-1. Larvae bore into flower buds2. Infested buds contain only one caterpillar.3. Damaged buds seldom blossom; fall down prematurely.4.Insect activity is more during summer months in South India.

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Infection of bud worm3-4 days

8-16 days

6-10 days

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Management Plough around trees to expose and kill pupae

Collect and destroy damaged buds along with caterpillars

Use light traps to attract and kill adults @ 1-2 /ha

Spray carbaryl 50 WP 1.0 kg or malathion 1.0 L in 500 - 750 ml of water per ha.

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2. Leaf caterpillar of drumstick

Scientific name :- Noorda blitealis Order :- LepidopteraFamily :- PyraustidaeSubfamily :- Noordinae

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Identification and life cycle: Egg: creamy white oval eggs and laid in clusters on

ventral surface of leaves. Egg period lasts foe 3 days. Larva: Devoid of prothoracic shield. Larval period is 7-15

days. Pupation takes place in soil for 6-9 days. Adult: Similar to N. moringae but bigger in size. Fore

wings are uniformly dark in colour with a small white streak near the base. Hind wings are hyaline with broad black marginal band towards anal side.

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Distribution and status: It is a sporadically serious pest of drumstick trees especially in South India.

Host range: Moringa and other members of Moringaceae family

Nature of Damage: Caterpillars feed on leaf lamina, turning them into transparent parchment like structures. Peak period of infestation is during March to April and December to January.

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Management:Plough around trees to expose and kill pupae

Collect and destroy damaged buds along with caterpillar

Set up light trap @ 1-2/ha

Spray insecticides like carbaryl 50 WP@ 1g/lit or malathion 50 EC 2 ml/lit of water

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3.Pod fly: Gitona distigma Tams (Drosophilidae: Diptera) Distribution and status: Serious pest of moringa in

South India. Host range: Moringa Nature of Damage:Maggots enter into tender fruits by making small-bore holes at the terminal end. This causes oozing out of gummy fluid from fruits, which ultimately results in the drying of fruits from tip upwards. A maximum of 20-28 maggots are found in a fruit. Internal contents of the fruits rot.

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Identification and life cycle Egg: Cigar shaped, laid in groups on the grooves of

tender pods Maggot: Cream coloured maggot Adult: Yellowish fly with red eyes

Activity is maximum from April to October and declines thereafter. Egg period 3-4 days, maggot period 18-25 days. Full-grown cream coloured maggots pupate in soil for 5-9 days.

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Management As moringa pod flies are not attracted to methyl eugenol

and fish meal, use attractants like citronella oil, eucalyptus oil, vinegar (acetic acid), dextrose or lactic acid to trap flies.

Periodically collect and destroy all the fallen and damaged fruits by dumping in a pit and covering with a thick layer of soil to prevent carry-over of the pest.

Frequently rake up the soil under the trees or plough the infested field to destroy puparia and apply endosulfan 4% at 25 Kg/ha or drench NSKE 5% at 2 L/tree at 50% fruit set.

Spray dichlorvos 76 SC 500 ml or malathion 50 EC 750 ml in 500 - 750 ml of water per ha when pods are 20-30 days old and apply Azadirachtin 0.03 % 1.0 L during 50% fruit set and 35 days later.

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4. Hairy caterpillar of drumstick

Scientific name:- Eupterote molliferaOrder :- LepidopteraFamily :- Eupterotidae

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Identification and Biology of pest:Eggs: Laid in clusters on leaves and tender stemLarva: Brownish in colour with densely hairyAdult:  Large size moth with uniform light yellowish brown in

colour Eggs in clusters on leaves and tender stems. Egg period

lasts for 6 days. Larval periods last for 12 to 14 and pupal 8 to 10 weeks

respectively. Pupation takes place in soil. Only one generation/year.

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Distribution and status: Destructive and specific pest of drumstick in South India.

Nature of Damage: Caterpillars feed gregariously by scrapping bark and gnawing foliage. Severe infestation results in complete defoliation of the tree.

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Metanastria hyrtaca Cramer(Lasiocampidae: Lepidoptera)

Distribution and status: Generally called as gristly citrus caterpillar and found all over the Indian sub-continent.

Host range: Polyphagous pest and prefers several Citrus species.

Nature of Damage: Caterpillars are nocturnal in habit and feed gregariously and voraciously. During day, they remain crowded on shady side of tree trunks.

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Life cycle Eggs are spherical in shape and pale white in colour. Full-grown caterpillars are cylindrical in shape, greyish-brown

in colour, stout and hairy. Stout, greyish-brown moths adults exhibit sexual dimorphism.

Male moths have pectinate antennae and chocolate- brown patch in the middle of forewings.

Incubation, larval and pupal periods last for 9 to 12, 45 to 100 and 9 to 18 days respectively.

Life cycle is completed in 75 to 110 days.

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Management: Collect and destroy egg masses and caterpillars

Set up light trap @ 1-2/ha to attract and kill adults immediately after rain

Use burning torch to kill congregating larvae on the trunk

Spray  quinalphos 25 EC @ 2 ml/lit or carbaryl 50 WP @ 2g/lit or fish oil rosin soap (FORS) 25 g/lit on the trunks and foliage, immediately after rain and 15 days later

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5. Long horn beetles

Scientific name:- Batocera rubus L. Order :- ColeopteraFamily :- Cerambycidae

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Distribution and status: It is widely distributed all over the Indian sub-continent.

Nature of Damage:Grubs make zig-zag burrow beneath the bark, feed on internal tissues, reach sapwood and cause death of affected branch or stem. Adults feed on the bark of young twigs and petioles

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Life cycle Eggs are laid singly in cracks or crevices in the bark of the tree. Grubs are stout, about 100 mm long, yellowish in colour with

well-defined segmentation. Pupation takes place within the tunnels. Adults are medium sized beetles and yellowish–brown with

white spots on elytra. Egg, grub and pupal periods last for 1 to 2, 24 to 28 and 12 to 24

weeks respectively. There is only one generation in a year.

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Management Clean affected portion of tree by removing

all webbed material, excreta etc.

Insert in each hole, cotton–wool soaked in monocrotophos 36 WSC 5 ml or any good fumigant like carbon disulphide, carbon tetrachloride, chloroform or even petrol and seal treated hole with mud.

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MINOR PESTS OF MORINGA

Aphids: Aphis gossypii Glover (Aphididae: Hemiptera) Scale Insects: Ceroplastodes cajani (Diaspididae: Hemiptera) Bud midge: Stictodiplosis moringae (Cecidomyiidae: Diptera) Leaf eating weevils: Myllocerus spp. (Curculionidae: Coleoptera)1. M. subfasciatus 2. M. discolor 3. M. viridanus

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