SUBMITTED TO : SIR IRFAN GILAL SUBMITTED BY :GROUP LEADER : 2K14 - PD -161 2K14-PD-149 , 58 , 111 , 120 , 49 , 164 , 10 , 107 , 188

SPOTTED BOLLWORM / SPINY BOLLWORM

CLASSIFICATION KINGDOM = ANIMALIA PHYLUM = ARTHOPODA CLASS = INSECTA ORDER = LEPIDOPTERA FAMILY = NOLIDAE GENUS = EARIAS SPECIE = INSULANA / VITELLA B.NAME = EARIAS INSULANA / E.VITELLA

IDENTIFICATIONLARVAE

EARIAS INSULANA :- BROWNISH, WHITE MEDIAN AND LONGITUDINAL STREAK ON DORSUM. IT HAS TUBERCLES.EARIAS VITELLA:- BROWNISH, WITH LONGITUDINAL WHITE STRIPES ON DORSUM. IT HASN’T TUBERCLES. ADULTE. INSULANA:- UNIFORM SILVERY GREEN FOREWINGS.E. VITELLI:- BUFF COLOR FOREWINGS WITH GREEN BAND ON MIDDLE.

DAMAGE DRYING AND DROOPING OF

TERMINAL SHOOTS. SHEDDING OF SQUARE AND

YOUNG BOLLS. FLARING UP OF SQUARE

DURING SQUARE FORMATION. AFFECTED BOLLS DROP OFF

PREMATURELY AND BADLY OPENINGS.

MANAGEMENT

CULTURAL CONTROL DEEP PLOUGHING TRAP CROP ( OKRA ) AVOID EXCESS USE OF NITROGEN DON’T EXTEND THE CROP PERIOD CLEAN CULTIVATION

MECHANICAL CONTROL COLLECTION AND DESTRUCTION OF AFFECTED PARTS OF PLANTS SET UP BIRD PERCHES PHEROMONE TRAPS @ 10/HA

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

RELEASE EGG PARASITOID TRICHOGRAMMA CHILONIS, T.BRASILIENSIS.

RELEASE LARVAL PARASITOID CHELONUS, BLACK BURNI OR BRACON, APANTELESS.

CHEMICAL CONTROL ENDOSULFAN 35 EC 2.5 L/HA TRIAZOPHOS 40 EC 2.5 L/HA CYPERMETHRIN 10 EC @ 600-800 ML /HA NEEM BASED FORMULATION @ 500-600

ML/HA