Volume 84, Issue 1, March 2022

Published: 2022-11-30

Research Articles

  • Efficacy of Insecticides Against Pea Weevil Bruchus pisprum (L.) on Field Pea

    Garuma Nemera Roge, Waktole Sori Gobena, Wakuma Bayissa Hundessa

    Keywords:

    Pisum sativum, Bruchus pisorum, lambda cyhalothrin (Karate 50EC), chlorantraniliprole (Coragen 200SC) and carbaryl (Sevin 85WP), crop phenology, flowering, pod setting, egg, larva, adult.
    1-5
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.4

  • Taxonomic Studies on Graminaceous Stem Borers from North India

    Adrish Dey, P. R. Shashank

    Keywords:

    Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Crambidae, Pyralidae, Chilo, Scirpophaga, Bissetia
    6-23
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.25

  • Broodlac Quality Assessment and Forecasting of Crawler Emergence in Indian LAC Insect Kerria lacca

    Mohanasundaram A., Sharma K. K., Verma Sweta, Anees K., Mishra Rashmi

    Keywords:

    Kerria lacca, broodlac, freshness, lac encrustation, crawler emergence, forecast, yellow spot, baisakhi, jethwi, katki, aghani, palas, ber, kusum, model, weight reduction, embryonic development, yellow spots, stages
    24-28
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.29

  • Survival and Virulence of Native Strains of Steinernema carpocapsae and Heterorhabditis bacteriophora in Formulations

    Seenivasan Nagachandrabose

    Keywords:

    Earias vittella, Steinernema carpocapsae, Heterorhabditis bacteriophora, formulations, alginate gel, talc, sponge and water concentrates, survival, virulence, storage temperature, viability, infectivity
    29-33
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.30

  • Behavioural Response Of Parasitoid Encarsia guadeloupae Viggiani To Infested Host Plants Of Rugose Spiraling Whitefly Aleurodicus rugioperculatus Martin

    M. Saranya, J. S. Kennedy

    Keywords:

    Aleurodicus rugioperculatus, , behavioural response, infested, healthy leaves,coconut, banana, sapota, guava, host: parasitoid ratios, parasitisation potential
    34-37
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.336

  • A Comparative Study on Nest Architecture And Lifecycle of Two Small Carpenter Bees Ceratina Smaragdula (F.) and Ceratina Hieroglyphica Smith

    Anusree Padmanabhan P. S., Mani Chellappan
    38-43
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.339

  • Artificial T- Perches As Attractant For Insectivorous Birds Against Helicoverpa armigera (hubner)

    Harveer Kaur, Manoj Kumar, Amit Choudhary

    Keywords:

    T-perches, berseem, fodder, Helicoverpa armigera, cotton, insectivorous birds, status, resident, migrant, diversity, seasonal abundance, high perches, height, common myna
    44-48
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.340

  • Effect Of Fenvalerate, λ-cyhalothrin, Quinalphos And Thiamethoxam On Larval Survival In Honey Bee Apis mellifera L.

    Shushant Tuteja, Amandeep Singh Dhanju, Gurleen Kaur, Shyamli, Randeep Singh

    Keywords:

    Apis mellifera, larvae, insecticides, pyrethroids, fenvalerate, λ-cyhalothrin, thiamethoxam, survival, pollen, honey, toxicity, survival, emergence, brood, multiple exposer
    49-53
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.300

  • Gelatin Capsules To Enhance The Efficacy Of Lecanicillium lecanii Against Myzus persicae

    Sharada Boodal, Ramanagouda S. H., Venkateshalu, Jamunarani G. S.

    Keywords:

    Lecanicillium lecanii, capsule formulations, gelatin, virulence, spore, talc powder, Myzus persicae, mortality, storage, period, refrigeration, pot culture
    54-58
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.297

  • Diversity Of Encyrtid Parasitoids From Three Ecosystems

    M. S. Abhishek, Prashanth Mohanraj, A. Rameshkumar, K. Veenakumari

    Keywords:

    Encyrtidae, Mandya, abundance, rice, finger millet, sugarcane, Shannon-Wiener index, Simpson index, richness (Margalef’s index), Bray-Curtis analysis
    59-63
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.292

  • Occurrence Of Lac Insect And Its Host Plants In Madhya Pradesh

    Pratibha Bhatnagar, Balram Lodhi, Sunil Prajapati, Bharat Aarmo
    64-70
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.289

  • Resistance Monitoring of Helicoverpa armigera to Insecticides Across Locations of Karnataka

    Bheemanna M., Hanchinal S. G., Rajesh Chowdary L., Akshatha G., Kariyanna B., Patil B. V.

    Keywords:

    Helicoverpa armigera, insecticide toxicity, N-E Karnataka, topical bioassay LC50 values, chlorantraniliprole, chlorpyriphos, resistance management
    71-76
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.247

  • Diversity and Abundance of Flower Visiting Insects Associated with Sesame

    K. Sankara Rao, Yogesh Kumar, Sunita Yadav, Roomi Rawal

    Keywords:

    Sesame, Pollination, Insect Visitors, Diversity, Hymenopterans, Coleopterans, Lepidopterans, Honey Bees, Solitory Bees, Relative Abundance, Peak Activity.
    77-81
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.254

  • Diversity of Spider Mites (Tetranychidae) on Ornamental Plants in Central Kerala

    Jayalakshmi Prakash, Haseena Bhaskar, Deepu Mathew, Vidya C. V., Chinnamade Gowda, Shylaja M. R.

    Keywords:

    Spider Mites, Diversity, Key To Species, Morphology, Ornamental Plants, Host Range, Central Kerala, Tetranychus truncatus, T. okinawanus, T. marianae, New Record.
    82-87
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.255

Research Communications

  • Efficacy of Sunflower Oil Formulation and Conidial Suspension of Beauveria Bassiana Against Spodoptera Litura (F.)

    Rajnish Rai, Renu Pandey, Abhishek Kumar Tamta

    Keywords:

    Beauveria bassiana, Spodoptera litura, entomopathogenic fungus, oil formulation, conidial suspension, sunflower, mortality, efficacy
    88-91
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.327

  • Biology and Nutritional Indices of the Fall Army Worm Spodoptera Frugiperda (J E Smith) on Maize

    P. S. Rajisha, N. Muthukrishnan, S. Jeyarajan Nelson, R. Jerlin, P. Marimuthu, R. Karthikeyan

    Keywords:

    Spodoptera frugiperda, maize, fecundity, egg, larval, pupal periods, lifecycle, stages, larval instars, head capsule width, Dyar’s law, nutritional indices, consumption, digestibility, conversion
    92-96
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.328

  • Effect of Insecticides on Susceptibility Level and Detoxifying Enzymes in Cotton Leafhopper Amrasca (Sundapteryx) Biguttula (Ishida)

    K. Shankarganesh, V. S. Nagrare, M. Amutha, C. Selvi, S. Bagyaraj

    Keywords:

    Cotton, Amrasca (Sundapteryx) biguttula, insecticides, resistance, susceptibility, detoxifying enzymes, cytochrome p450, esterases
    97-100
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.329

  • Antioxidant Enzymes in Cotton Mealy Bug Phenacoccus Solenopsis Tinsley Exposed to High Temperature

    K. Shankarganesh, K. Rameash, C. Selvi, S. Bagyaraj

    Keywords:

    Thermal stress, Phenacoccus solenopis, reactive oxygen species, catalase, superoxide dismutase, peroxidases, exposure, population variations,Bhatinda, Sri ganganagar, Rajkot, Guntur
    101-104
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.330

  • Effect of IPM Modules on Major Pests and their Natural Enemies in King Chilli Capsicum Chinense in Northeast India

    Rojeet Thangjam, Veronica Kadam, R. K. Borah, D. K. Saikia, P. D. Nath, H. R. Singh

    Keywords:

    Capsicum Chinense, IPM Modules, Aphis gossypii, Myzus persicae, Bemisia tabaci, Coccinellids, Spiders, Imidacloprid, Lambdacyhalothrin, Seed Treatment, Spray, Yield, Cost Benefits, Assam.
    105-108
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.26

  • Natural Enemies of Rice White Stem Borer Scirpophaga fusciflua (Hampson) in Himachal Pradesh

    Vikas Tandon, Ajai Srivastava

    Keywords:

    Scirpophaga fusciflua, rice, predators, parasitoids, Himachal Pradesh, Khangra valley, parasitisation, egg, larval, pupal parasitoids, predators, spiders, odonates
    109-111
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.27

  • Management of Insect Pests of Bottle Gourd in Polyhouse

    Liyaqat Ayoub, Munazah Yaqoob, Sajad H. Mir, Masrat Siraj, Fazil Fayaz Wani, Mohmmad Aasif Sheikh, Jameela Rasool, Sheikh Salma Irshad, Audil Gull

    Keywords:

    Trialeurodes vaporariorum, Aphis gossipii, Bottle Gourd, Polyhouse, Population Dynamics, Relative Humidity, Temperature, Imidacloprid, Neem Oil, Natural Enemies.
    112-114
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.80

  • Effect of Shoot Number, Diameter and LAC Encrustation Thickness on Kusmi Broodlac Yield of Kerria lacca From Flemingia semialata

    L. Chanu Langlentombi, N. N. Rajgopal, Soumen Ghosal

    Keywords:

    Kerria lacca, Kusmi, Aghani, Flemingia semialata, Host Plant, Broodlac, Yield, Regression, Multicollinearity Test, Shoots/ Diameter, Encrustation Thickness, Positive Relationship, 12 Shoots/Plant.
    115-118
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.31

  • Recent Report of Zygopteran ishnura rufostigma rufostigma Selys from Uttarakhand

    C. Susanth Kumar, S. S. Anooj, B. S. Arya Meher

    Keywords:

    Ruby dartlet, Ishnura rufostigma rufostigma, Western Himalaya, Coenagrionidae, Bhimtal, Uttarakhand, species diagnosis
    119-121
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.32

  • Efficacy of Soil Insecticides Against Sucking Pests of Potato

    Mohd Abas Shah, Subhash Katare, Anuj Bhatnagar, Sanjeev Sharma, Murlidhar J Sadawarti, Shiv Pratap Singh

    Keywords:

    Systemic insecticides, Bemisia tabaci, Empoasca spp., seed potato, cartap hydrochloride, fipronil, phorate, granular formulations, viruses, tuber yield
    122-125
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.332

  • Efficacy of Insecticides Against Pink Stem Borer Sesamia Inferens Walker Infesting Barnyard Millet Echinochloa Frumentacea

    M. Roopika, G. Srinivasan, M. Shanthi

    Keywords:

    Sesamia inferens, Echinochloa frumentacea, insecticides, deadheart, white ear, spinetoram, chlorantraniliprole, phorate, yield, cost benefit ratio
    126-128
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.333

  • Feeding Efficiency of Predatory Spiders on Myzus Persicae (Sulzer)

    Anusha M., Kusal Roy, Asim Kumar Maiti

    Keywords:

    Predators, spiders, Myzus persicae, cabbage, prey, prey density, consumption rate, generalist predators, tetragnathids, oxyopids, salticids, linyphiids, survivability
    129-131
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.334

  • Record of Telenomus Californicus Ashmead on Fall Army Worm Spodoptera Frugiperda (J E Smith)

    S. Manisegaran, T. K. Nivetha

    Keywords:

    Spodoptera frugiperda, maize, Madurai, egg parasitoid, Telenomus californicus, Platygastridae, Hymenoptera, morphology, new record, description, diagnosis
    132-133
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.335

  • Population Dynamics of Fall Army Worm Spodoptera Frugiperda (J E Smith) on Maize

    N. Muthukrishnan, P. S. Rajisha, S. Jeyarajan Nelson, R. Jerlin, R. Karthikeyan

    Keywords:

    Maize, Spodoptera frugiperda, population dynamics, trap catches, temperature, relative humidity, rainfall, correlation and regression coefficients, pheromone trap, larval counts
    134-136
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.337

  • Biology of Pink Stem Borer Sesamia Inferens Walker on Barnyard Millet Echinochloa Frumentacea

    M. Roopika, G. Srinivasan, M. Shanthi

    Keywords:

    Sesamia inferens, Echinochloa frumentacea, egg, larva, pupa, adult, duration, weight, sex ratio, pupation, longevity, fecundity, lifecycle
    137-139
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.338

  • Evaluation of Some IPM Modules Against Red Ant Dorylus Orientalis Westwood in Potato

    Elangbam Bidyarani Devi, Badal Bhattacharyya, Sudhansu Bhagawati

    Keywords:

    Dorylus orientalis, IPM modules, incidence, tuber damage, panchagavya, neem oil, mustard oil cake, wood ash, malathion, soil drenching, earthing up, yield, cost benefit
    140-144
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.299

  • Field Efficacy of Insecticides Against Okra Shoot and Fruit Borer Earias Vitella (F.)

    Ram Kumar, P. P. Singh

    Keywords:

    Earias vitella, spinosad, thiamethoxam, acetamiprid, deltamethrin, profenophos, neem oil, yam bean seed extract, neem seed kernel extract, benefit cost ratio, shoot damage, fruit damage
    145-148
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.298

  • Genome Size Estimation of Potato Aphid Macrosiphum Euphorbiae using Flow Cytometry

    Kailash Chandra Naga, Hemant B Kardile, Rahul K Tiwari, Suhash S, Gaurav Verma, Sanjeev Sharma, Anuj Bhatnagar
    149-151
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.296

  • Efficacy of Acaricides Against Phytophagous Mites in Apple

    Joginder Singh

    Keywords:

    Apple, Panonychus ulmi, Tetranychus urticae, abamectin, etoxazole, fenazaquin, hexythiazox, propargite, efficacy, predators, safety
    152-155
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.293

  • Control of Luprops Tristis F. During Its Dormancy With Insect Growth Regulators

    Binsha P., Sabu K. Thomas

    Keywords:

    Luprops tristis, insect growth regulator, fenoxycarb, diflubenzuron, dormancy, 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E), bioassay, aggregated beetles, mortality, fecundity, egg hatchability
    156-159
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.291

  • Evaluation of Entomopathogenic Fungi Against Bemisia Tabaci (Gennadius) in Capsicum Under Protected Cultivation

    B. Ramanujam, Krishna Japur, B. Poornesha
    160-163
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.290

  • Management of Coriander Aphid Hyadaphis Coriandri (Das) With Safer Insecticides

    Dinesh Swami, B. L. Jat, S. K. Dotasara

    Keywords:

    Hyadaphis Coriandri, Coriander, Botanicals, Biopesticides, Dimethoate, Acephate, Cartap Hydrochloride, Dhatura Leaf Extract, Karanj Seed Extract, Azadirachtin
    164-167
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.288

  • Population Dynamics of Mustard Aphid and its Natural Enemies

    Rahul Kumar, R. S. Singh, Neelam Yadav

    Keywords:

    Mustard, Lipaphis erysimi, Incidence, Natural Enemies, Weather Parameters, Seasonal Variation, Varieties, Correlation Coefficients, Population Dynamics.
    168-170
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.249

  • Efficacy of Plant Products Against Leafhopper Amrasca biguttula biguttula (Ishida) in BT Cotton

    Ram Sri Harsha Suryadevara, Vijay Kumar

    Keywords:

    Amrasca biguttula biguttula, Bt Cotton, Efficacy, Azadirachtin, Oils, Plant Products, Garlic Extract, Ecotin, Nimbecidine, Neem Oil, Seed Cotton Yield, Predators, Mortality.
    171-175
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.251

  • Effect of Seed Protectants Against Pulse Beetle Callosobruchus chinensis Infesting Mungbean

    Sonu Kumari, S. S. Yadav, Krishna Rolania, Soniya Dhanda

    Keywords:

    Callosobruchus chinensis, Mungbean, Plant Oil, Neem Leaf Powder, Turmeric Powder, Adult Mortality, Infestation, Grain Damage, Weight Loss.
    176-177
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.252

  • Evaluation of Eucalyptus Clones for Susceptibility to The Gall Wasp Letocybe invasa Fisher and La Salle

    Akashdeep Singh, G. P. S. Dhillon, Nirmaljit Kaur, K. S. Sangha

    Keywords:

    Punjab, Eucalyptus, Letocybe invasa, Incidence, Soluble Sugar, Total Phenol, Protein, Seasonal Incidence, Clone, F-316, C-413, PE-11, Pe-14 and C-72.
    178-180
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.253

  • Management of Leaf Miners Infesting Tomato under Protected Cultivation

    Monica Jat, Narayan Lal Dangi, K. V. Nagarjuna Reddy

    Keywords:

    Liriomyza trifolii, Tuta Absoluta, Acephate, Acetamiprid, Diafenthiuron, Spiromesifen, Beauveria bassiana, Neem Oil, Yellow And Blue Sticky Trap, Trap Catches, Standard Meteorological Week.
    181-183
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.256

Review Articles

  • The Indian Platyninae – A Checklist (Coleoptera: Carabidae)

    Ashly Kurian, Sabu K. Thomas

    Keywords:

    Carabidae, Platynini, Sphodrini, India, Checklist, Atranopsina, Calathina, Dolichina, Pristosiina, Synuchina, Distribution Endemism, Himalaya, Western Ghats, Indo-burma Hotspot, Oriental, Palaearctic.
    184-212
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.116

  • Mycophagous Phlaeothripidae (Thysanoptera: Tubulifera) in The Indian Subcontinent

    R. Varatharajan

    Keywords:

    Phlaeothripidae, Bamboo, Pine, Plant Fungus, Association, Development, Ecological Implications, Fungal Spores And Mycelia, Taxonomic Diversity, Leaf Litter, Phenotypic Plasticity, Oak Leaf Litter.
    213-222
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.117

  • Why Insect Pollinators Important in Crop Improvement?

    Amarjit S. Tanda

    Keywords:

    Insect, Pollinators, Crop, Improvement, Production, Agriculture, Behaviour, Decline, Human, Challenges, Sustainable.
    223-236
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.42

Opinion

  • Field entomologists in public health?

    P. K. Rajagopalan
    237-239
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.457