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Ecological Studies on Mango Leaf Webber (Orthaga Exvinaceahamp.)
Internat. J. agric. Sci. Vol.2 No.2 July 2006 : (308-311) 308 Ecological studies on mango leaf webber (Orthaga exvinacea Hamp.) in Andhra Pradesh as a basis for IPM M. Kannan*1 and N. Venugopala Rao Department of Entomology, S.V. Agricultural College, TIRUPATI (A.P.) INDIA ABSTRACT The influence of ecological factors viz., biotic (Host plant) and abiotic factors (weather parameters) on the abundance and population fluctuation of leaf webber, Orthaga exvinacea (Hamp.) on mango under the conditions of Chittoor district were worked out. Peak incidence was observed during first fortnight of November (19.4 webs/tree). However, gradual increase was observed from the first fortnight of July (2.6 webs/tree) and declined during second fortnight of January (3.2 webs/tree). Correlation studies between incidence and weather parameters showed positive relationship with minimum temperature, relative humidity and rainfall and negative relationship with maximum temperature. None of the varieties was free from infestation. The infestation ranged from 7.80 to 29.47 webs/tree, 5.82 to 22.55 leaves/web and 1.92 to 29.47 larvae/tree. Variety Neelum showed less infestation, while Bangalore showed severe infestation and other varieties viz., Neeleghan, Cherakurasam, Mulgova, Rumani, Baneshan and Swarnajahangir have moderate infestation. Result of the study also revealed that older mango trees (15 and above years old) were more susceptible (18.26, 348.75, 121.61 webs/tree, webbed leaves/tree and larva/ tree, respectively) to leaf webber damage than young trees (0-5 years old). Key Words: Mango leaf webber, Ecological studies, Varietal susceptibility, Abiotic factors INTRODUCTION Impact of abiotic factors on population dynamics of leaf webber Mango, Mangifera indica is an important fruit crop of India. -
Hemiptera: Miridae: Deraeocorinae) from India with Biological Note
J. Entomol. Res. Soc., 20(3): 67-73, 2018 Research Article Print ISSN:1302-0250 Online ISSN:2651-3579 First Record of Termatophylum orientale Poppius (Hemiptera: Miridae: Deraeocorinae) from India with Biological Note Richa VARSHNEY1* Yeshwanth H. M.2 1 ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, P.B. No. 2491, H.A. Farm Post, Bellary Road, Hebbal, Bangalore-560024, INDIA. e-mail: *[email protected] 2 Department of Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bangalore-560065 INDIA. e-mail: [email protected] ABSTRACT Termatophylum orientale Poppius is being reported for the first time from India. It was collected from Mangifera indica (Mango, Anacardiaceae), Carica papaya (Papaya, Caricaceae) and Peltophorum pterocarpum (Copperpod, Fabaceae) where it shares niche along with other predators like anthocorids, geocorids and pests like thrips, mites and lepidopteran larvae. For the first time rearing protocol and biology has been given for this mirid. Key words: Mango, Miridae, Deraeocorinae, Termatophylini, Termatophylum orientale, Thrips. Varshney, R., Yeshwanth, H.M. (2018). First record of Termatophylum orientale Poppius (Hemiptera: Miridae: Deraeocorinae) from India with biological note. Journal of the Entomological Research Society, 20(3), 67-73. 68 VARSHNEY, R., H. M., Y. INTRODUCTION Mirid bugs of the tribe Termatophylini are known to inhabit inflorescences, moth larval galleries or rolled bark. They are known to feed on thrips, besides feeding on nectar and pollen (Cassis, 1995; Cassis et al., 2011; Yasunaga et al., 2001). Three species of the genus Termatophylidea Reuter and Poppius were reported to attack on the cacao thrips, occupying the niche shared by anthocorids. It is assumed that these mirids are obligate predators and feed exclusively on thrips. -
TWO FORMS of "BE" in MALAYALAM1 Tara Mohanan and K.P
TWO FORMS OF "BE" IN MALAYALAM1 Tara Mohanan and K.P. Mohanan National University of Singapore 1. INTRODUCTION Malayalam has two verbs, uNTE and aaNE, recognized in the literature as copulas (Asher 1968, Variar 1979, Asher and Kumari 1997, among others). There is among speakers of Malayalam a clear, intuitively perceived meaning difference between the verbs. One strong intuition is that uNTE and aaNE correspond to the English verbs "have" and "be"; another is that they should be viewed as the "existential" and "equative" copulas respectively.2 However, in a large number of contexts, these verbs appear to be interchangeable. This has thwarted the efforts of a clear characterization of the meanings of the two verbs. In this paper, we will explore a variety of syntactic and semantic environments that shed light on the differences between the constructions with aaNE and uNTE. On the basis of the asymmetries we lay out, we will re-affirm the intuition that aaNE and uNTE are indeed equative and existential copulas respectively, with aaNE signaling the meaning of “x is an element/subset of y" and uNTE signaling the meaning of existence of an abstract or concrete entity in the fields of location or possession. We will show that when aaNE is interchangable with uNTE in existential clauses, its function is that of a cleft marker, with the existential meaning expressed independently by the case markers on the nouns. Central to our exploration of the two copulas is the discovery of four types of existential clauses in Malayalam, namely: Neutral: with the existential verb uNTE. -
Annals of Basic and Applied Sciences December 2015, Volume 6, Number 1, (ISSN 2277-8756)
6 December 2015 Volume 6 SI.No 1 A Facile Spectrophotometric Determination of Osmium(VIII) in very low 1 - 6 concentrations using DL-Pencillamine as Chromogenic Reagent Bincy Joseph and Abraham Joseph 2 Evaluation of insecticidal and larvicidal activity and the detection of lipase 7 - 14 from Eupatorium odoratum leaf extracts. Soniya P.A., Navia Sebastian and Dr. Deepa G Muricken 3 Biosynthesis of Gold Nanoparticles using Bacteria and Fungi 15 - 21 Nivea Wilson, Nileena PV, Dhanya KC 4 Comparative Study on Antibacterial profiles of Kanakasava 22 - 25 Elizabeth P Thomas, Uma V Menon P, Afeeda Beegum M K, Athira MR, Darsana NC, and KS Dhaneesha Sivadas 5 Antibacterial effect of citrus fruit juice against enteric and non enteric 26 - 33 pathogenic bacteria Geenat Paul , Rigi George A , Rahima N A 6 Hydrogen Peroxide Scavenging Ability of Scoparia Dulci&Piper Longum Linn 34 - 40 ABAS Geetha T December 2015 7 Effect of plant growth promoting Proteus spp.on fenugreek 41 - 49 Vol. 6, No.1 Jimtha John C, Mrudula M M, Anisha C, and Radhakrishnan EK 8 A study on the antibiotic sensitivity test of selected isolates from facial 50 - 60 microflora and their susceptibility to commercial face washes Femina K K, Finciya A T, Hanna T V, Jasira V, Jini Joy P & Mabel Merlen Jacob 9 Bioactive peptides derived from milk: a review 61 - 65 Reshma Chandran P 5 1 0 2 Annals of Basic and Applied Sciences December 2015, Volume 6, Number 1, (ISSN 2277-8756). (Official publication of St Mary's College, Trichur - 680020, Kerala, India) Editor Dr Meera C R Department of Microbiology, St. -
Heteroptera: Anthocoridae, Lasiochilidae)
2018 ACTA ENTOMOLOGICA 58(1): 207–226 MUSEI NATIONALIS PRAGAE doi: 10.2478/aemnp-2018-0018 ISSN 1804-6487 (online) – 0374-1036 (print) www.aemnp.eu RESEARCH PAPER Annotated catalogue of the fl ower bugs from India (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae, Lasiochilidae) Chandish R. BALLAL1), Shahid Ali AKBAR2,*), Kazutaka YAMADA3), Aijaz Ahmad WACHKOO4) & Richa VARSHNEY1) 1) National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Bengaluru, India; e-mail: [email protected] 2) Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture, Srinagar, 190007 India; e-mail: [email protected] 3) Tokushima Prefectural Museum, Bunka-no-Mori Park, Mukoterayama, Hachiman-cho, Tokushima, 770–8070 Japan; e-mail: [email protected] 4) Department of Zoology, Government Degree College, Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, 192303 India; e-mail: [email protected] *) Corresponding author Accepted: Abstract. The present paper provides a checklist of the fl ower bug families Anthocoridae th 6 June 2018 and Lasiochilidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) of India based on literature and newly collected Published online: specimens including eleven new records. The Indian fauna of fl ower bugs is represented by 73 5th July 2018 species belonging to 26 genera under eight tribes of two families. Generic transfers of Blap- tostethus pluto (Distant, 1910) comb. nov. (from Triphleps pluto Distant, 1910) and Dilasia indica (Muraleedharan, 1978) comb. nov. (from Lasiochilus indica Muraleedharan, 1978) are provided. A lectotype is designated for Blaptostethus pluto. Previous, as well as new, distribu- -
Hyperlipaemic and Hyperglycaemic Effects of a Metabolic Peptide Hormone from the Neuronal Tissues of the Mango Leaf Webber Orthaga Exvinacea D
D. Umadevi et al. IRJP 2012, 3 (2) INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH JOURNAL OF PHARMACY www.irjponline.com ISSN 2230 – 8407 Research Article HYPERLIPAEMIC AND HYPERGLYCAEMIC EFFECTS OF A METABOLIC PEPTIDE HORMONE FROM THE NEURONAL TISSUES OF THE MANGO LEAF WEBBER ORTHAGA EXVINACEA D. Umadevi*, M. Gokuldas and A.P. Ajaykumar Department of Zoology, Division of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology, University of Calicut, Kerala- 673635, India Article Received on: 06/01/12 Revised on: 09/02/12 Approved for publication: 18/02/12 *Email: [email protected] ABSTRACT The peptide hormone present in the brain-retrocerebral complexes of the mango leaf webber Orthaga exvinacea (Pyralidae: Lepidoptera) belonging to the adipokinetic hormone/red pigment-concentrating hormone family have different functions. The activity of the hormone extract tested both in vivo (heterologous bioassays against the polyphagous plant bug Iphita limbata) and in vitro clearly indicated that they are involved in lipid (adipokinetic hormones) and carbohydrate (hyperglycaemic hormones) release by activating fat body lipase and glycogen phosphorylase respectively. Injection of hormone extract (5 µl) containing one gland pair equivalent (gpe) elicited significant hyperlipaemic (up to 15%, P<0.001) and hyperglycaemic effects (up to 18%, P<0.05), whereas in the control, injection of 5 µl of insect saline did not evoke any such effects. The brain-retrocerebral complex extract showed significant effect on fat body lipid mobilization (up to 17%, P<0.05) and fat body sugar release (up to 18%, P<0.001). HPLC separation of the peptides followed by analysis of the fractions for activities confirmed that the peptide hormone extracted has a pivotal role in the mobilization of these metabolites. -
University of California, San Diego
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO An Experimental Approach to Variation and Variability in Constituent Order A dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics by Savithry Namboodiripad Committee in charge: Professor Grant Goodall, Chair Professor Farrell Ackerman Professor Victor Ferreira Professor Robert Kluender Professor John Moore 2017 Copyright Savithry Namboodiripad, 2017 All rights reserved. The dissertation of Savithry Namboodiripad is approved, and it is acceptable in quality and form for publication on micro- film and electronically: Chair University of California, San Diego 2017 iii DEDICATION iv EPIGRAPH (1) kaïãu: ña:n si:t”e: saw I Sita.ACC VERB SUBJECT OBJECT ‘I saw Sita’ Hanuman to Raman, needing to emphasize that he saw Sita The Ramayana (Malayalam translation) “borrowing (or diffusion, or calquing) of grammar in language contact is not a unitary mechanism of language change. Rather, it is a condition – or an externally motivated situation – under which the above three mechanisms [reanalysis, reinterpretation (or extension) and grammaticalization] can apply in an orderly and systematic way. The status of categories in the languages in contact is what determines the choice of a mechanism [...]”. Aikhenvald (2003) v TABLE OF CONTENTS Signature Page................................... iii Dedication...................................... iv Epigraph.......................................v Table of Contents.................................. vi List of Figures................................... -
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International Journal Of Recent Scientific Research ISSN: 0976-3031 Volume: 7(3) March -2016 CHANGES IN THE TITRE OF ECDYSTEROIDS IN THE MANGO LEAF WEBBER, ORTHAGA EXVINACEA (HAMPSON) DURING DEVELOPMENT Remya, S and Gokuldas, M THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RECENT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH (IJRSR) http://www.recentscientific.com/ [email protected] Available Online at http://www.recentscientific.com International Journal of Recent Scientific International Journal of Recent Scientific Research Research Vol. 7, Issue, 3, pp. 9503-9508, March, 2016 ISSN: 0976-3031 RESEARCH ARTICLE CHANGES IN THE TITRE OF ECDYSTEROIDS IN THE MANGO LEAF WEBBER, ORTHAGA EXVINACEA (HAMPSON) DURING DEVELOPMENT Remya, S and *Gokuldas, M ARTICLE INFO Department ofABSTRACT Zoology, University of Calicut, Kerala, India 673 635 Article History: Investigations were carried out to estimate the qualitative and quantitative variation of ecdysteroids in the larval hemolymph and pupae of Orthaga exvinacea. The analyses were done by using HPLC Received December, 2015 st and FTIR. HPLC separations were carried out using Shimadzu system with a reverse phase column Received in revised form 21 (C18) of 250×4.6 mm i.d. The HPLC separations were carried out in binary gradient for 20 min. January, 2016 Acetonitrile 15% was used as solvent A, trifluoro acetic acid (TFA 0.1%) as solvent B. The eluents Accepted 06th February, 2016 th were monitored at 242 nm using a UV–visible detector. The main component found in the Published online 28 hemolymph and pupae was 20-ecdysteriod. The titre of ecdysteroid in the pupae showed a higher March, 2016 value (1.23 µg/pupae) than the ecdysteroid in the hemolymph of 6th (0.70 µg/10 µL equivalent) and7th (0.60 µg/10 µL equivalent) instar larvae. -
EFFECTS of BLOOD FEEDING on the TRANSCRIPTOME of the MALPIGHIAN TUBULES in the ASIAN TIGER MOSQUITO AEDES ALBOPICTUS Thesis
EFFECTS OF BLOOD FEEDING ON THE TRANSCRIPTOME OF THE MALPIGHIAN TUBULES IN THE ASIAN TIGER MOSQUITO AEDES ALBOPICTUS Thesis Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master in Science in the Graduate School of The Ohio State University By Carlos J. Esquivel Palma, B.S. Graduate Program in Entomology The Ohio State University 2015 Master’s Examination Committee: Dr. Peter M. Piermarini, Advisor Dr. David L. Denlinger Dr. Andrew P. Michel Copyright by Carlos J. Esquivel Palma 2015 Abstract Mosquitoes are one of the major threats to human health worldwide. They are vectors of protozoans, arboviruses, and filarial nematodes that cause diseases in humans and animals. The Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus is a vector of medically important arboviruses such as dengue fever, chikungunya fever, yellow fever, eastern equine encephalitis, La Crosse encephalitis, and West Nile fever. Control of these diseases often involves control of the mosquito vectors with chemical insecticides. However, the use of a limited number of chemicals with similar modes of actions has led to resistance in several mosquito species. The development of new insecticides with novel modes of action is considered a promising strategy to overcome resistance. The Piermarini lab has recently shown that the renal (Malpighian) tubules of mosquitoes are promising physiological targets to disrupt for killing mosquitoes via a novel mode of action. The Malpighian tubules play a critical role in the acute processing of blood meals, by mediating the rapid excretion of water and ions derived from the ingested blood. However, the physiological roles of Malpighian tubules during the chronic processing of blood meals after the initial diuresis is complete (~1-2 h after feeding) are not known. -
Journal of the Entomological Research Society
ISSN 1302-0250 Journal of the Entomological Research Society --------------------------------- Volume: 20 Part: 3 2018 JOURNAL OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL RESEARCH SOCIETY Published by the Gazi Entomological Research Society Editor (in Chief) Abdullah Hasbenli Managing Editor Associate Editor Zekiye Suludere Selami Candan Review Editors Doğan Erhan Ersoy Damla Amutkan Mutlu Nurcan Özyurt Koçakoğlu Language Editor Nilay Aygüney Subscription information Published by GERS in single volumes three times (March, July, November) per year. The Journal is distributed to members only. Non-members are able to obtain the journal upon giving a donation to GERS. Papers in J. Entomol. Res. Soc. are indexed and abstracted in Biological Abstract, Zoological Record, Entomology Abstracts, CAB Abstracts, Field Crop Abstracts, Organic Research Database, Wheat, Barley and Triticale Abstracts, Review of Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Veterinary Bulletin, Review of Agricultural Entomology, Forestry Abstracts, Agroforestry Abstracts, EBSCO Databases, Scopus and in the Science Citation Index Expanded. Publication date: November 25, 2018 © 2018 by Gazi Entomological Research Society Printed by Hassoy Ofset Tel:+90 3123415994 www.hassoy.com.tr J. Entomol. Res. Soc., 20(3): 01-22, 2018 Research Article Print ISSN:1302-0250 Online ISSN:2651-3579 Palm Weevil Diversity in Indonesia: Description of Phenotypic Variability in Asiatic Palm Weevil, Rhynchophorus vulneratus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Sukirno SUKIRNO1, 2* Muhammad TUFAIL1,3 Khawaja Ghulam RASOOL1 Abdulrahman -
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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 228 863 FL 013 634 AUTHOR Hatfield, Deborah H.; And Others TITLE A Survey of Materials for the Study of theUncommonly Taught Languages: Supplement, 1976-1981. INSTITUTION Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, D.C. SPONS AGENCY Department of Education, Washington, D.C.Div. of International Education. PUB DATE Jul 82 CONTRACT GOO-79-03415; GOO-80-02119 NOTE 392p.; For related documents, see ED 130 537-538, ED 132 833-835, ED 132 860, and ED 166 949-950. PUB TYPE Reference Materials Bibliographies (131) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC16 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Annotated Bibliographies; Dictionaries; *InStructional Materials; Postsecondary Edtmation; *Second Language Instruction; Textbooks; *Uncommonly Taught Languages ABSTRACT This annotated bibliography is a supplement tothe previous survey published in 1976. It coverslanguages and language groups in the following divisions:(1) Western Europe/Pidgins and Creoles (European-based); (2) Eastern Europeand the Soviet Union; (3) the Middle East and North Africa; (4) SouthAsia;(5) Eastern Asia; (6) Sub-Saharan Africa; (7) SoutheastAsia and the Pacific; and (8) North, Central, and South Anerica. The primaryemphasis of the bibliography is on materials for the use of theadult learner whose native language is English. Under each languageheading, the items are arranged as follows:teaching materials, readers, grammars, and dictionaries. The annotations are descriptive.Whenever possible, each entry contains standardbibliographical information, including notations about reprints and accompanyingtapes/records -
Incidence and Distribution Pattern of Leaf Webber (Orthaga Exvinacea
Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2017; 5(2): 1196-1199 E-ISSN: 2320-7078 P-ISSN: 2349-6800 Incidence and distribution pattern of leaf webber JEZS 2017; 5(2): 1196-1199 © 2017 JEZS (Orthaga exvinacea Hamp.) on mango Received: 07-01-2017 Accepted: 08-02-2017 N Kasar N Kasar, JC Marak, UK Das and S Jha Department of Agricultural Entomology, Bidhan Chandra Abstract Krishi Viswavidyalaya, A field investigation was carried out to study the incidence and distribution pattern of mango leaf Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal, webber, Orthaga exvinacea Hampson during 2012-13 and 2013-14 at mango orchard of Bidhan Chandra 741252, India Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal. The results indicated that the most active period of mango leaf webber in both years was found from August to December. The distribution study of leaf JC Marak webs within the tree revealed that western and southern side had more number of webs in comparison to Department of Agricultural Entomology, Bidhan Chandra the northern and eastern side respectively. The differences were statistically significant. Correlation Krishi Viswavidyalaya, results indicated that maximum and minimum temperature had negative and significant effect (r = - Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal, 0.796** and -0.755**, respectively) on the leaf webber population. However, relationship of morning 741252, India relative humidity (r = +0.328**) was positively significant and evening relative humidity (r = -0.239) was negative and non-significant. Total rainfall (r = -0.370*) had negative and significant influence on UK Das leaf webber population. Department of Agricultural Entomology, Bidhan Chandra Keywords: Mango, O. exvinacea, seasonal incidence, distribution pattern, correlation Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal, 1.