0726 Chakravarthy, AK ; Lingappa, S. 1985. Behavioural responses of Adispira atkinsoni Moore to ...

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yield. [TjIH]
*0726 Chakravarthy, A.K. ; Lingappa, S. 1985. Behavioural responses of

AIdNiSsEpCiTr aS CaItEkNiCnEs onAiN D MoIoTrS e APtPo LItChAeT IhOoNs,t pvl.a6n(tI,) :L7a9b-l8a2b. n
ig[EenrJ Me!dEinc Akb,s tejx tr(aRcEtP..
MB-2501)
the TLhaeb labbe hanviigoerr alp larnets poenxstersa cto f waAsd i
stuersat edl aruvnadee r
tlo abJoirfafteorreyn t cocnodnicteinotnrsa.i oTnhse
of

concentrated plant
axtract did not elicit positive response from Adisura

larvae. The [ijst
instar Adisura larvae preferred 10% concentration of the

extract over higher concentrations (that
is more than 10%). First instar

Adisura larvae were found more sensitive in discrlm-natitig non-host from the

hcooswtp eat,h anf ablaa sto eainn,s tapri geloanrpveaae . aAndd isPuLrSa-2 4g,r avai df iefledm albeesan l
a(iLd.
rnio geerg)g s voanr iebtlya.c kTghriasm
,

study suggests that pigeonpea, cowpea, faba bean, blackgram and
soybean are not
thL primary host' of A. atkinsoni. [AS]
*0727
Vekaria, M.V. ; Vyas, H.N. 1985. Chemical control of pod borer

complex in greengran, VI1-na radiati (L) Wilczek with certalin insecticides alone

av n.8d( 2i)n: 1c1o1m-1b1i3n.a tion' LEwni]t h(A l:a?Sir)a culan - a plant growth stimulant. LEGUME RESEARCH,
Five insecticides alone and in combination with a plant growth stimulant

(miraculun) were evaluated against pod borers infesting mungbean. Tile least

number of pods damaged by all
three pod borers (Heliothis armigera Hubner,

Cydia ptychora Mayr and Haruca testulalis Geyer) was
recorded in fenlalerate

0y.i0e1l%d
+al smoi raicnudliacna tefdo lltohwazte d febny vafleeorvaatlee r0a.t0e1 %0 .0+1 %m iraalcounlea. n Pigoaviee d tdhae tah igohfe sgtr aiyni
eld

(357 kg/ha) followed by monocrotophos 0.04% + miracla.a 831 kg/ha),
fenvalerate 0.01% (827 kg/ha), monocrotophos 0.04% (738 kg/ha) and endosulfan

0.07% + miraculan (727 kg/ha). [PLH/THHI
APHIDS
*07P8 Nagaraja Rao, K.R. 1959. The bean aphid control with systemic

pesticides. MADRAS AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL, v.4b(1l):421-425. [En]
(REP .MB-1223)
Three systemic insecticides, viz., demeton, Metasystox and dimefox were

tpeesstt edt hrini vecson to nr olDloilnigc hobse aln abalpanbi,d V(iAgpnhai s ucnrgaucicciuvloartaa), Aorna cGhliisr ichdyipao gemaanceu,l atVa..
The

radiata, V. mungo, Medicago sativa, Indigofera sp. and some
other leguminous

crops. The direct application of demeton and MetasystoN dt 0.05%
on the plants

wpoasp uqlautiitoen ewffietchtiinv e4 8 inh . cTohnet rdorlelinacgh tthree atpmeesnt,t s caofu sibnogt h 98in stoe c9ti9c%i dreesd ugcatvioen thine the
sdaimmee fovxe sutrietast mdeunrit,n g wah icwhe ekw.i. s Ap mlaacrekde d inr etdhuec tsioonil ina t poa pudleaptthi ono f wa15s ocmb.s eTrvheed in

reduction reached the 100%
level during 2 weeks. [THH]

190
*0729 Panda, N. ; Raju, A.K. 1972. Varietal resistance of green gram

(Phaseolus aureus Roxb.) to Aphis craccivora (Koch) [Hung beansj. INDIAN

JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, v.42(b):670-673. [En] [En Abst]

(REP.MB-0189)

Twenty five varieties of mungbean (Vigna radiata) were screened for

resistance to Aphis craccivora (Koch) under field conditions at Bhubaneswar

during the winter season of 1969 and the summer and rainy seasons of 1970. The

average nimber of aphids, both nymphs and adults, per plant was used to compare

the level or resistance betwcen varieties. The intensity of damage by yellow

mosaic virus was also recorded. 'BR 2', 'NP 18', 'Kopergaon' and 'Green (4 n)'

were resistant to the aphid, whereas 'Shining', 'Khargaon', 'Balsakhi', 'T 51'

'Kiloga', 'Peru', 'Lincon' and 'Beerkun' were susceptible. 'Angul 3-6' proved

moderately resistant to the aphid and to the yellow mosaic virus, an antibiosis

study revealed that the fecundity of aphids feeding on resistant varieties was

almost half that of the insect teeding on susceptille ones. The nymphal weight

was lower and the duration of life cycle longer in insects fed on resistant

entries. [ASJ

*0730 Hamid, S. ; Shah, M.A. ; Anwar, A.M. 1977. Some ecological and

behavioural studies on Aphis craccivora Koch (Hem.: Aphididae). COMMONWEALTH

INSTITUTE OF BICLOGICAL CONTROL, TECHNICAL BULLETIM, no.18:99-Iil. [En] [En

Abst] (REP.MB-2738)

Investigations on biology, ecology, behaviour and natural enemies of Aphis

craccivora Koch were conducted in Pakistan during 1967-1970. Aphis craccivora

exhibited seasonal and crop-wise polymorphism. Anholocyclic infestations were

maintained on 9 summer plants, 18 winter and 3 perennials. Of these Arachis

hypogaea, Cyamopsis tetragonolobus, Vigna radiata and V. sinensis (summer),

Medicago sativa (perennial), and Vicia faba (winter) were important. Host

preference was related to reproduction on different olant species. Aphidius

absinthii, Aphelinus basalis, Ephedrus sp. nr. cerasicola, Trioxys ? sJnensis,

Lysiphlebus fabarum and Aphidencyrtus aphidivora parasitised the apl'id while

two Anthocorids, one Chamaemyiid, one Chrysopid, nine Coccinellids and nine

Syrphids preyed on it. Ants, Pheidole sp. and Monomorium Indicum, were

associated with A. czaccivora in 90% of the sites examined. Their symbiotic

influence appeared to work in favour of the aphid. [ASJTHH]

*0731 Raju, A.K. ; Panda, N. i983. Observations on the biology of Aphis

craccivora Koch on five varieties of greengram. INDIAN JOURNAL OF

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, v.53(9):86g-869. [En] (A:VS)

A laboratory study on the possible antibiosis of mungbeans to Aphis

craccivora was conducted in India. On a susceptible variety, Shining, the adult

aphid could significantly attain higher fecundity, higher body weight, shorter

nymphal period and longer duration than the moderately resistant varieties of

Angul 3-6 and NP 18 and r,sistant varieties of Kopergaon and Green 4n. There

was no significant difference between Angul 3-6 and NP 18 in respect of

oviposition. [THH]
OTHER POLYPHALOUS INSECTS
191
*0732 Wolfenbarger, D. ; Sleesman, J.P.
1961. Resistance to the potato

leafhopper in Lima bean lines, interspecific Phaseolus crosses, Phaseolus app.,

the cowpea, and the Bonavist bean.
JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY,

v.54:1077-1079. [EnJ [En Abst]
(REP.MB-0580)

Nineteen Lima bean lines were
resistant to hopperburn, although the

varieties differed in resistance to nymphal infestation. All plants or

interspecific crosses of resistant and susceptible species were susceptible to

both hopperburn and nymphal infestations. Unidentified Phaseolus species

differed in their reaction to both nymphal infestations and hopperburn injury.

The Bonavist bean was resistant to hopperburn but susceptible to nymphal

infestation. Although cowpea lines exhibited tolerance they were susceptible to

nymphal infestacions and hopperburn injury. All domestic mungbeans were

resistant to nymphal infestation and hopperburn injury. [AS/THH]

*0733 Chaudhary, J.P.
; Sidhu, A.S. ; Ramzan, M. 1970. Seasonal activity

and life history of Kutra hairy caterpillar in the Punjab. IN: Proceedings

[of the] fourth workshop on pulse crops.
New Delhi : ICAR. p.204-208 [En]

[En Abst] (REP.MB-1459)

MEETING: Workshop on Pulse Crops, 4th -- Ludhiana, India, Apr 7-10, 1970

belieSft udAimessa ctcao nmdoucotreedi Bduulrtienrg 1r9e6m7a inteo d 19a6c9t i
vree vferaolme da btohuatt cthoen trenadr y oft o Juenaer liteo r

the

middle of October. There were
two distinct races: one comprising 25-30% of the

population was univoltine while the other had three broods. Eggs hatched in

four days during July-August and in six days during September. Larvae molted

4-6 times and became full-grown in 17-30 days. Pupal period was very variable.

mIunl tciavseo ltofi nuen irvaocle,t iniet
wraasc e6 -i3t5 wadsa ysa boiun t t1h0e .5f irmsotn t
htsw,o wbhreoroedass anidn caabsoeu t of9 mtohen
ths

in the third brood. Studies on light trap collection revealed that maximum

number of moths were attracted during June-July when diipausing pupae of both

the races emerged as moths together. About five times more males were

attracted to light than the females. [AS]

*0734
Saxena, H.P. ; Kumar, S. ; Prasad, S.K. 1971. Efficacy of some

systemic granular insecticides against galerucid beetle, Hadurasia obscurella
jacoby infesting kharif pulses. INDIAN JOURNAL OF ENTOMOLOGY,

v.33(4):470-471. [En] (REP.MB-1307)
(NOTE: Also presented at the 3rd Annual Workshop Conference on Pulse Crops,

in 1969, under the title: Chemical control of galerucid beetle on pulses, viz.,

mung, urid, and cowpea)

During kharif 1968, granular systemic insecticides were tested to control

galerucid beetle (Madurasia obscurella Jacaby), an important pest of kharif

mungbean, blackgram and cowpea in India. ALdicarb, phorate (Thimet 10 G) and

disulfoton (Solvirex and Disyston) were appiled to soil at
the rate of 2 kg/ha,

1.5 kg/ha, 1 kg/ha, and 0.5 kg/ha. The application was done before sowing. The

dose of 2 kg/ha of all insecticides tested proved better in all three crops.

The results in mungbean and blackgram were significant. In the case of

mungbean, phorate at 2 %g/ha recorded 38.4% of damaged leaves as against 84.7%

in the control. The same dose of phorate at 2 kg/ha proved most effective in

blackgram, the damaged leaves was 36.6%
as compared to 68.6% in the control. In

cowpea, phorate 2 kg/ha had significantly less damaged leaves than the control

192
but the difference in the average number of holes was not significant. [THHJ

*0735 Pal, S.K. 1972. A note on leaf weevil Cyrtozenia cognata Marshall

(Curculionidae: Coleoptera) infesting Kharif crops in dryland farming. ANNALS

OF ARID ZONE, v.11(1/2):132. [EnJ (REP.MB-2569)

The adult mungbean weevil is grey. It is 7 mm long and 4 mm wide. It

nibbles the leaves and makes round and irregular holes, resulting in poor plant

growth. The average population of weevils recorded on each plant was 2-6 and

weevils were found hiding in the clods and around debris. The activity of the

pest was maximum during morning and evening hours. Results obtained from the

application of some insecticides revealed that 0.03% Phosphamidon (two sprays

.t10-day interval) was quite effective in controlling the pest. [AS/THH]

*0736 Enyi, B.A.C. 1975. Effects of defoliation on growth and yield in

groundnut (Arachis hypogea), covpeau (Vigna unguiculata), soyabean (Glycine

max) and green graw (Vigna aurens). ANNALS OF APPLIED BIOLOGY, v.79(1):55-66.

[En] [En Abst] (REP.MB-0575)

Defoliation reduced the dry weight of stems, pods, grains and size of

individual grains in all four of the legume crops studied and the dry weight of

flowering inflorescence stalk in the case of cowpeas and mungbean only. The

adverse effect of defoliation was more pronounced when defoliation was complete

than when half of the number of leaves were removed. The greatest reduction in

grain yield occurred when the plants were defoliated during the early podding

stage, the percentage reduction being 59.7, 79.0, 86.4 and 95.3 in groundnut,

cowpeas, soybeans and mungbean, respectivaly, when completely defoliated at

this stage and 43.3, 14.0, 42.4 and 46.1, respectively, when only half

defoliated. The results show that assimilates produced by the leaves during the

early stages of growth are used in the growth of stems and leaves, but the

assimilates produced during the reproductive stage are used mainly for the

growth of the pods. In groundnut, pod number and grain weight were positively

'correlatedwith stem weight. It appears that defoliation reduced pod number by

depressing the growth of stems and this in turn reduced the number of flowering

nodes. The reasons for the differences between the crops in their response to

the defoliation treatments and the practical implications of the findings in

relation to pest and disease control and plucking of leaves for human

consumption are discussed. [ASI

*0737 Sinha, M.M. ; Yadav, R.P. ; Singh, R. 1975. Laboratory studies on the

effects of some varieties of mung (Phaseolus aureus Roxb.) on the growth and

development of Bihar hairy caterpillar (Diacrisia obliqua Walker). LABDEV

JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, PART B: LIFE SCIENCE, v.13(3/4):375-178.
[En] [En Abst] (PEP.MB-2679)
In laboratory studies on nine different varieties of mungbean (Vigna

radiata) for their relative suitability to support the growth and development

of Diacrisia obliqua Walker during kharif, 1974 at the Agricultural Research

Institute, Dholi (Bihar), all the varieties of mungbean showed differential

behavior in respect of the growth and developmental pattern of this insect.

Among the varieties studied, ML 2 was found to be the most suited food whereas

No. 122 the least for the larval growth and development of the insect. In

respect of pupal period, all the varieties behaved more or less alike. With

193
rreecgoarrddesd tot het hle owpeesrtc epnetracgeen toaf gea duolf t emeemregregnecnec e,w hihloew evSe.rS,. M.t heI vshaorwieedt y thNeo . hi1g22h
est.

[AS]

*0738
Sinha, M.M. ; Yadav, R.P. ; Kumar, A. 1975. Outbreak of the Bihar

hairy caterpillar, Diacrisia obliqua Walker in North Bihar.
ENTOMOLOGISTS'

NEWSLETTER, v.5(10/11):47.
JEnJ (REP.MB-2762)

ommabuilnzlgeqbI uena aan ned,aW rallsjyukot eyerbS.)ee apniIt,nne mcabnoe owprrpr teeh1al 9,i7B 5mi,ihs naw
arear,eny t oInupfdiotietbalar,dte oa,kct raiuotaifsll e dBw i(ihSstaeehrsv aemr1h4uea m i
rdiysan pms.aec)gca,ett iecsrtiupod nieflbslll oaawroce,nkr g,br( laDapmiec,aak
cngruritas,mi
,a

0.05% dichlorvos, leptophos or quinalphos, 0.04% monocrotophos or phenthoate,

0.06% phosalone, 0.07% endosulfan and 0.01%
formothion reduced the larval

population considerably. [THH]

*0739 Srivastava, A.S. ; Awasthi, B.K. ; Nigam, P.M. 1975. Incidence of

Hyllocerus maculosus Desb.,
on leguminous crops (Coleoptera: Curculionidae).

LABDEV JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, PART B:
LIFE SCIENCE,

v.13(3/4):215-216.
[EnJ [En Abst] (REP.MB-2680)

A monthly survey to monitor the incidence of adult Myllocerus maculosus

DK2s7oae.yns0bpb-eu.4ar 5n o..nd0 i Psvetairnrr ciiecomntuut.sna ggTblehee eag nui,mnc ifrneosospoutsysa b tefiaocounrnn,o d p vsba lirnawifaceeskd sg trceaafdmrr orawmine edr2d e3 .co7oum-wtu2p n9egi.abn4 e;cad rnio,1fp 9fs.eb,5rl -ea4nrc4tek. sg0prl;eao cmc2t,a6il .vic0eot-lwi4ype6e.s.a 0P,o e faaa
knn
dd

infestation was recorded in August. [AS]

*0740 Pal, S.K. ; Kushwaha, K.S. 1977. Relative toxicity of some
IinNDsIeAcNt icJiOdUeRsN ALt oO Fth eE NaTOdMuOlLtOs GYo,f mvo.o3n9g (4v)e:e3v8i1l,- 38C3y.r t
oz[eEmn]i a (cRoEgP.nMaBta-2 5M95a)r
shall.
mecitaunonrndxsbgoieabsccLre,utay aliblnffco,saoir .nlda .llet oisoTnwA hrdteeyt ad on tttehbeot,eyshx tei smLmc Cooia nntdw9oouye0ccl r rrte(oosl Ltt eCcoov ooppef5nhhl0 doo,)Cuss yc,,drti itencpodddrhz iiooeccitsmarnopito phaetIhad onom pdcsihiot doahgowsa nna,taos tn caa l
na ittdrhnMh bedaea e arrmnnsryodehelso al,tsla( ultgl,iptafov hmaxeaomni s a.cp lt, heHo aaC[xmfHTfi iH)ocHd wli]owelt
naoey swv aeiondlftd h
e6ob
fym

ost

*0741 Yadav, R.P.
; Singh, R. 1977. Studies on the larval development of

Bpliahnatrs haati rDyh oclait er(pNiolrltahr B i(hDaira)c.r i
sSiCaI EoNbClEi quANaD WCaUlLkTeUrR)E ,i n vr.e4l3a(t5i)o:n2 3t3o- 2s3o4m.e ho[sEtn
]

(REP.MB-2597)

AWIacnancdldo kireaI12dr,n )i ,ndlt gaha yaebs t oo psr auoafrltttvhyoeeiprrsahy ela ghrorcaeaurtatsicre thi,einp rnegigs dta ut w,rre aicrtataeiliu loss noi w(bnSoisgfete shrsa velmevaBuderim rvh eaao lrns pd.ahpt)eema nrai
wigraoedysd i fct
afotan ehtderae er nvlbpteaai srrltvilf aeaoltorf ydo ow(dpeoD lifiap gclnhcrattrins ost.pai
tsa f o6oir bn
ld
aiyqsu
a

larval development, followed by blackgram, sweet potato, soybean, sunflower,

cowpea, mungbean, bhant (Clerodendron sp.), peanut and pigeonpea. [THH]

194
*0742 Mahadevan, N.R. ; Gopalan, M. ; Swamiappan, M. 1978. Re1ative

incidence of galerucid beetle, Kadurasla obscurella Jacoby (Galerucide:

coleoptera) on greengram and blackgram varieties. MADRAS AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL,

v.65(I1):758-759. [En] (A:PS)

Two randomised block trials were conducted with 21 varieties of mungbean

and 9 varieties of blackgram to observe the relative incidence of galerucid

beetle (Madurasia obscurella Jacoby) under field conditions in Tamil Nadu,

India. The pest damage in mungbean and blackgram ranged from 35.8 to 53.9% and

26.9 to 45.4%, respectively. Mungbean varieties viz., Co 3, ML 6, Co 1, Madiar

Mung, and blackgram, C2-48-12 showed significantly less incidence. [THH]

*0743 Singh, O.P. ; Jakhmola, S.S. ; Gangrade, G.A. 1978. Neue

Wirtspflanzen des Ringelbocks, Oberea brevis Swed. (Col., Cerambycidae,
La-iinae) in Indien. = New host plants of the girdle beetle, Oberea brevis
Swed. (Col., Cerambycidae, Lamiinea) ANZEIGER FUR SCHADLINGSKUNDE,
PFLANZENSCHUTZ UMWELTSCHUTZ, v.51(6):88-89. [De] [En Abst] (REP.MB-2836)
The girdle beetle, Oberea brevis, is recorded on soybean (Glycine max),

beans (Lablab niger), cowpea (Vigna sicnensis), blackgram (V. mungo) and

mungbean (V. radiata) growing in the areas of Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya

Pradesh, India. The pest caused up to 36.5% plant mortality. In 1975 and 1976

studies were done to record the host range of 0. brevis. The infestation was

ascertained by the presence of two parallel girdles, which are made by the

female beetles to reduce the moisture content of the plant and to lay the eggs

between the girdles. Due to girdling on the plants, the apical parts dry and

later drop off and larvae make their tunnels in the lower parts of the plants.

Eleven new host plants of 0. brevis were recorded. [AS]

*0744 Gupta, B.M. ; Dabi, R.K. ; Gupta, H.C. ; Sharma, S.K. 1979. Effect of

host plants on the larval development of Diacrisia obliqua Walker. JOURNAL OF

ENTOMOLOGICAL RESEARCH, v.3(2):224-226. [En] [En Absti (REP.MB-2239)

The effect of ten host plants on the larval development of Diacrisia

obliqua Walker was studied. On the basis of percentage of larvae surviving,

growth index and weight gained by larvae, sesamum was found to be the most

preferred food followed by castor, groundnut, mungbean, moth bean, cowpea,

pearl millet, cluster bean, pigeonpea and sun hemp. [AS]

*0745 Parihar, D.R. 1979. Outbreak of Katra, Amsacta noorei pest in the

Rajasthan desert. ANNALS OF ARID ZONE, v.18(1/2):140-141. [En] (REP.MB-2568)

A serious outbreak of Amsacta moorei occurred in the desert region of

Rajasthan, India in 1977. Pearl millet, sesame, cluster bean, moth bean and

mungbean were severely damaged. The density of A. moorei on various crops was

assessed at 4 ecologically different places. The occurrence of the pest was the

highest at Nagaur, where the soils are heavy.. The infestation of larvae was

maximum on mungbean and moth bean, and minimum on pearl millet at all 4 sites.

This unusal outbreak of the pest was ascribed to an earlier onset of the

monsoon, which caused wetting of soils during the hottest period of the year.

This assisted adult emergence and provided ample of food in the form of weeds.

A concomitant increase in reproductive activity must also have existed. [THH)

195
*0746
Prasad, D. ; Premchand 1980. Growth and development of Diacrisia

obliqua Walker on various food plants.
INDIAN JOURNAL OF ENTOMOLOGY,

v. 42(4):b11-blb. [EnJ [En Abst] (REP.MB-2870)

The effect of nine food plants, viz., cowpea (Vigna unguiculata), groundnut
(cAortatocnh is( Gohsyspyopgiauema ), sppsu.)n, floawlefar lf(aIH e(Mliaendtichaugso ansnaLuuivs)a,) , bslaocrgkhgurmam (S(Vorigghnuam mvuunglgoa),re),
vgreolwvetht abneda n d(eivuecloupnma encto cohfi nDclinaicernissiias ) oabnlidq ulaa ntWanaalk er( Lawuaista nsat udcaiemda. ra)N, oneo notfh ethe
larvae survived on sorghum, velvet bean anid lntalna. Oil tie basis of larval
period, larval survival, larval weight, pupal period, pupal weight and
stheex -freaatisot . oOf n D.t heo bbliaqsuias , ofs unthfleo wgeror wwtha s intdleex ,m ossitx faovf outhrea blree mfaoiondin ga ndfo ocdo wppelaanwtsas
could be arranged in order of decreasing suitability. Sunflower, cotton,
bfihalasvceokucgrt.ar abnline,
agtoelrfna ellrfaaarl,,v alcf ooowsdup eravp ilavannadlts gwwerroheuic nh
ad luwsote. r es uTitluhtesa bltbhee es ft oforf oo
drr appthilead nddtsee vvweellhooipcpmhm eenwntte reooff
tthhee
insect produced more females and vice versa. [AS/TOO1i]
*0747 Prasad, D. ; Premnchand 1980. Some observations on moulting behaviour
and larval mortality of Diacrisia obliqua Walker on different foods.
INDIAN

JOURNAL OF ENTOMOLOGY, v.42(4):82b-828. [Enj (REP.MB-28b9)
DiacrLiasbioar atooblriyq usat udoni esc owonp e
at,h e pemaonlutti,n g
subenhfalvoiwoeurr, abnlda cklagrrvaaml, mcoortttaolni tayn d ofa
lfalfa

wpelarne tsc onedxuccetpet d suinn flIonwdeiar,. Tonh e whiincshe ctl arpvaases edh adt hroonulgy h 5 6
inlsatravrasl ainnds taprusp atone d
all food

Tmeohaerr tlaimleoirst.t y Oofen xtcleoantrdtveoadnl amupno dr
ttoaa ll
if12ta yl fdaaw ya
sst .h eo Tbh4seeth r vheiadng dh eis5nt th t mheoin rtsfaitalrisr tt yw,we eree50 k..e7 x7O1te.nn, dc
eowdaws p ebayr ecotohnere
d edda
y.
on cotton. [AS]

*0748 Premchand 1981.
Presence of feeding deterrent in velvet bean, Mucua

cochinensis Roxb.
INDIAN JOURNAL OF ENTOMOLOGY, v.43:217-219. [En]

(REP.MB-2314)

A study was conducted to assess if the
leaves of velvet bean (Mucunz

csuorcvhiivnec,h inceosnitsa)i,n e
do n awnhyi cchh emtihec all aravcatei ngo f asD i
aac rfieseidain go bldieqtuear reanrte. unIta blwaes tof
ound

that coating leaves of
soybean, blackgram and rice
bean with extracts from

velvet bean leaves
reduced the percentage of
leaf area consumed by D. obliqua.

Clohweemri caclo ncaneanltyrsaitsi onosf mofa tucroem povuenldvse t whbiecanh mliegahvte s bes h
otweetdr athhyed rporiessoeqnucien oloif neLs-,D opaand,

large amounts of
phenolic material. These compounds probably acted as
a feeding

deterrent. [THIIJ
*0749 Vyas, H.N.
; Saxena, H.P. 1982. Comparative efficacy of some

ginrseeecntgircaimd.e s
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[En Abst] (A:PS)

Seed treatment of mungbean [Vigna
radiata (Linn.) Wilczek] with carbofuran

4% proved consistently effective against Madurasia obscurella Jacoby, followed

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by disulfoton and phorate @ 1.5 kg a.i./ha as well as seed treatment with 4% of

these chemicals. Foliar application with 0.04% monocrotophos also considerably

reduced the pest damage. [AS]

*0750 Gupta, P.K. ; Singh, J. 1984. Biology of Hadurasia obscurella Jacoby,

an important pest of rainy-season pulses. INDIAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL

SCIENCES, v.54(I0):931-934. [En] [En AbstJ (A:PS)

The adult galerucid beetle, Madurasia obscurella Jacoby, was found to fees

on the leaves and the grubs on the root nodules and root hairs of mungbean

[Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek], blackgram [Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper], cowpea

[Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp, cylindrica (L.) Van-Eseltine], pigeoripea

[Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.] and lablab bean [Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweetj. The

incubation period varied from 3 to 5 days both in the laboratcry and in the

field. There were 3 larval instars. The full-grown whitish laj:vae measured 3.72

to 4.00 mm long and 0.70 to 0.85 mm across the head. The larval period varied

from 17 to 26 days. Pupation took place near the roots of host plants in the

soil. The white pupae measured 3.13 to 3.58 mm long and 1.53 to i.86 mm across

the mesothorax. The pupal period ranged from 8 to 14 days. In the tield two

generations/year were noticed on mungbean. The total life cycle ranged from 32

to 44 days. [AS]

*0751 Krishnaiah, K. ; Ramakrishnan, N. ; Reddy, P.C. 1984. Further trials

on control of Spodoptera litura Fab. by nuclear polybedrosis virus on black

gram and groundnut. INDIAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PROTECTION, v.12(i):81-83. [En]

(REP.MB-2789)

Field trials were carried out in Andhra Pradesh, India during the rabi

(cool) season of 1983-84 on the effectiveness of nuclear polyhedrosis virus

against the noctuid Spodoptera litura on blackgram (Vigna mungo) and groundnut.

The virus applied at 1500 or 750 larval equivalents/ha was found to be as

effective as the synthetic pyrethroids cypermethrin and fenvalerate, applied at

50 and 60 g/ha, respectively, in controlling the pest and increasing the yield.

[PLH

*0752 Chauhan, R. ; Dahiya, B. ; Singh, Ram ; Gupta, K.R. 1985. Occurrence

and varietal incidence of tarsonemid mite on green gram at Hissar. INDIAN
JOURNAL OF PLANT PROTECTION, v.12(2):156. LEn] (REP.MB-2786)
The relative incidence of Tarsonemus sp. on 30 cultivars of mungbean (Vigna

radiata) was assessed in Haryana, India, in 1982-1983. All cultivars were

infested. Leaf infestation varied from 32.5% in HG 33 to 70.6% in HG 32, and in

the remaining 28 cultivars from 40 to 60%. Population density on leaves did not

differ significantly between the cultivars. [THH]

*0753 Chhabra, K.S. ; Kooner, B.S. 1985. Problem of flower shedding caused

by thrips, Megalurothrips distalis (Karny), on sumr mungbean, Vigna radiata

(L.) Wilczek, and its control. TROPICAL PEST MANAGEMENT, v.31(3):186-188.

[En] [En Abst] (A:PS)

Flower shedding in summer mungbean, Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek, is a common

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feature caused by thrips, Megalurothrips distalis (Karny). Eleven insecticides

were tested in field trials for the control of thrips in 1982-1984. All the

treatments were significantly better in controlling the thrips, reducing flower

shedding, increasing the pod numbers and grain yield, in comparison with the

control. Increases in yield compared with the control during trials ranged from

85 to 89% (1982),
26 to 96% (1983) and 5 to 194% (1984). Dimethoate gave the

highest increases in yield and profit followed by monocrotophos and endosulfan.

[AS]

*0754 Chhabra, K.S. ; Kooner, B.S. 1986.
Comparative efficacy of different

insecticides in controlling thrips, Megalurothrips distallo (Karny) on summer

mungbean, Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek.
LEGUME RESEARCH, v.9(l):39-42. [En]

[En Abst] (A:PS)

Different doses of malathion, dimethoate, oxydemeton methyl and

phosphamidon were
tested in five field trials for controlling the thrips,

Megalurothrips distalis Karny. Higher doses of malathion at 125 G and the rest

of the insecticides at
75 g a.l./ha were significantly more effective in

controlling thrips and gave substantially higher yields. Dimethoate fetched the

maximum net profit of Rs. 2033/ha followed by phosphamidon (Rs. 1731/ha)

malathion (Rs. 1662/ha) and
oxydemeton methyl (Rs. 1661/ha).
[AS/THHI

STORED PESTS
*0755
Chatterji, S. 1953. On some preservatives against Bruchid pests of

stored mung.
SCIENCE AND CULTURE, v.18(7):333. [En] (REP.MB-1114)

Laboratory trials
were carried out for controlling the bruchid pests of

stored mungbean with both insecticides and vegetable oils. DDT and benzene

hexachloride (1:100,000 parts by weight), copper carbonate (1:200), and sodium

fluosilicate (1:1600) were quite successful in controlling the
bruchids. All

the vegetable oils, namely, castor, coconut and mustard oils at
the rate of 225

g per 40 kg grains were very effective. [THH]

*0756
Chatterji, S. 1953. On the infestation of bruchids in milled and

unmilled pulse (mung).
SCIENCE AND CULTURE, v.9:305.
[En] (REP.MB-0112)

In a laboratory rearing trial with Bruchus analis, the
bruchid grubs were

unable to complete their life cycle in broken grains of pulses. The
reasons are

first; the moisture content gets reduced when the grains are broken after

milling and second;
there is not enough space for pupation in the broken halves

as a result of which most of the
bruchid grubs die without reaching the adult

stage. [THI]

*0757 Mookherjee, P.B. ; Beri, Y.P. ; Sharma, G.C. ; Kumar, S.S. 1960.

Relative efficacy of different types of jute bags against infestation by

Callosobruchus maculatus Fab. in stored 'Mung' (Phaseolus aureus).
INDIAN

JOURNAL OF ENTOMOLOGY, v.22:237-238. [En] (REP.MB-0944)

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The experiments were conducted-smal-1l--jute--bags which were prepared out

of four different jute cloths. The bags were filled with sterilized mungbean

and were stitched by a spiral seaming method so as not to give any access to

the bruchids for entry from the stitched end. Then the bags were separately put

in glass jars in which ten pairs of freshly hatched bruchids were introduced.

All the jars were kept at a constant temperature of 30 C. Observations carried

out for a period of 7 days showed that a number of eggs were laid on mungbeans

which were exposed because of looseness of the weave of jute cloth. These

studies showed that bruchid infestation in mungbeans stored in jute bags

greatly dependent on the type of jute cloth used. [THH]

*0758 Lin, T. 1964. Laboratory test of chemicals for Callosobruchus

chinensis control. JOURNAL OF TAIWAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, v.13(2):55-58.

[Ch] [Ch Abst] (REP.MB-891)

(NOTE: English summary by Chu, Y.I.)

In a laboratory feeding preference trial of Callosobruchus chinensis,

insect infestation was maximum on adzuki bean followed by mungbean and minimum

on soybean. Pea and peanut were not infested. Mungbeans coated with

bromocyclen, chlorbycyclen, premium malathion, malathion and lindane were

tested for controlling the pest. On the basis of residual duration of newly

hatched larvae, bromocyclen and chlorbycylen were the best and followed by

lindane, malathion and premium malathion. A coating of 0.4 to 0.5 kg of 5%

bromocyclen or 5% chlorbycylen on 1000 kg seeds was recommended for controlling

the pest. This treatment would also prevent infestation of other stored pests.

ITHH]

*0759 Borkovec, A.B. ; Nagasawa, S. ; Shinohara, H. 1968. Sterilization of

the adzuki bean weevil, Callosobruchus chlnensis, by metepa and hempa.

JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY, v.61(3):695-698. [En] [En Abst] (REP.MB-0370)

Adzuki bean weevils, Callosobruchus chinensis (L.), were sterilized with

metepa by topical application, dipping, contact treatment, and fumigation.

These methods are suitable for bioassay of metepa and for testing other

candidate chemosterilants. The sterilizing effects were permanent and their

intensity increased with time elapsed after treatment. With topical

application, the median dose that inhibited oviposition was 29.499 microgram

per weevil, the LD50 was 177.79 microgram per female and 117.64 microgram per

male, and the median sterilizing dose was 0.940 microgram per weevil. When the

weevils were dipped in solutions of metepa, hempa, and a 1:19 mixture of metepa

and hempa the concentration-unhatchability regression lines were parallel,

indicating a similar action of the 2 chemosterilants. In all experiments both

sexes were treated with equal amounts of sterilant. Results were analyzed

statistically, and appropriate regression equations were calculated. [AS]

*0760 Jotwani, M.G. ; Bori, Y.P. ; Sircar, P. ; Dishpande, A.D.D. 1968.

Neem seed as a protectant against bruchid Callosobruchus maculatus (Fab.)

infesting some leguminous seeds. IN: Proceedings [of the] second annual

workshop conference on pulse crops. New Delhi : ICAR. 2p. [En] (REP.MB-1424)

MEETING: Annual Workshop Conference on Pulse Crops, 2nd -- New Delhi, India,

Apr 1-3, 1968

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