Reoccurrence of Pareuchaetes pseudoinsulata Rego Barros (Arctiidae: Lepidoptera) population in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala, India: A biological control agent of the weed, Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae)
| Autor: | Ammini Joseph, V. Sarojkumar, R. Jaishanker, N. P. Sooraj, C. P. Arjun, V. R. Prakash |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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education.field_of_study
biology Pareuchaetes pseudoinsulata Population Biological pest control Chromolaena odorata Asteraceae biology.organism_classification Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Invasive species Lepidoptera genitalia Toxicology Insect Science Botany education Weed Agronomy and Crop Science |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Biological Control. 30:195 |
| ISSN: | 2230-7281 0971-930X |
| Popis: | Authors report the reoccurrence of Pareuchaetes pseudoinsulata Rego Barros larvae at Technopark campus, Thiruvananthapuram. The larvae of P. pseudoinsulata were found feeding voraciously on terminal and axillary buds and leaves of Chromolena odorata. The recent report helps to identify the elite and resistant population for further field release to control C. odorata. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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