Open AccessCaterpillar Complex: A Rise in Threat to Mango Panicle
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
indian journal of ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 7
ISSN - 0304-5250
DOI - 10.55362/ije/2022/3512
Subject(s) - caterpillar , panicle , crambidae , biology , erebidae , pest analysis , lepidoptera genitalia , crop , noctuidae , agronomy , toxicology , horticulture , botany
The lepidopteran pest complex sheltering in the mango panicle is a rising threat to production and productivity. The caterpillar complex causing menace to the reproductive phase of the crop is collected, reared and documented for further studies. The samples of infested panicle were collected from four random districts of Kerala and 17 specimens belonging to 7 families of Geometridae, Lycaenidae, Torticidae, Nolidae, Noctuidae, Erebidae and Crambidae were recorded.