Effect of Abiotic and Biotic Factors on Jassid and Fruit and Shoot borer in kharif Crop J.B. YADAV, R.S. SINGH, H.P. SINGH AND AANJANI KUMAR SINGH

International Journal of Plant Protection, Vol. 2 No. 1 : 119-122 (April to September, 2009)

See end of the article for SUMMARY authors’ affiliations The field density of biguttula biguttula and Earias vittella along with their associated abiotic and biotic factors were observed in okra field at Kanpur. The incidence of jassid, Amrasca biguttula Correspondence to : biguttula began from July and fruit and shoot borer, Earias vittella from August and continued till J.B. YADAV Department of October. Among the parasitoids, Anagrus flaveolus associated with jassid and Trichogramma chilonis Entomology, C.S. Azad with E.vittella were the most important natural enemies. The percentage of parasitism of A.flaveolus University of ranged from 3 to 9 and of Trichogramma chilonis from 10 to 12 per cent. The data revealed a high Agriculture and positive relationship between the and parasitoids indicating an important role in suppressing pest Technology, KANPUR population to some extent. Predator, Chrysoperla carnea was recorded preying on and adult of (U.P.) INDIA Amrasca biguttula biguttula. The abiotic factors were closely related with pest population.

kra (Abelmoschus esculentus) is an enemies were recorded on five randomly Oimportant vegetable crop in India. It is selected plants from each replication. Immature attacked by a number of -pests, mites and stage of Earias vittella were collected from nematodes (Chaudhary and Dadheech, 1989). okra field on every observation date and reared Among these pests, the jassids and shoot and separately in laboratory to record the number fruits borer are the most important.The cost of of parasitoids emerging from them and to plant protection with chemical pesticide is very identify the parasitoids. In addition, abiotic high and it has hazardous chemical effect to factors such as temperature, relative humidity the environment (Mukhopadhyay, 2003). and rainfall were taken from Meteorological Keeping this point in view, a study was carried Section, C. S. Azad University of Agriculture out in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh on the occurrence Key words : and Technology, Kanpur, to work out the of natural enemies and their role in regulation Okra, Amrasca relationship between pest density and abiotic of host population. biguttula factors biguttula , MATERIALS AND METHODS Earias vittella, RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Natural enemies To determine the seasonal abundance of Incidence of nymphs and adults of Amrasca biguttula biguttula and Earias Amrasca biguttula biguttula was noticed on vittella on okra, the experiments were the crop in the first week of August, 2005. conducted at Vegetable Research Farm, However, in 2006 the pest appeared early Kalyanpur, C. S. Azad University of Agriculture during first week of July. The population of and Technology, Kanpur during kharif season jassid remained active throughout the growth of 2005 and 2006 as well as in the laboratory stage being low as early and late stage but of Department of Entomology, C.S. Azad high at active vegetative growth stage. Initially, University of Agriculture and Technology, the population observed were 7.40 and 7.20 Kanpur for two consecutive years. Okra Azad jassid/5 plant in the first week of August and Bhindi-1 was sown in third week of July in both fourth week of July during the crop season, the crop seasons in an area of 13.45 x8.50 m respectively. Then, the jassid population with a buffer strip of 1.00 m all around the three gradually increased to maximum of 30.66 and replications. Crop was cultivated by adopting 26.30 adults /5 plant, respectively in the to crop recommended agronomic practices of this season during first week in September, 2005 region. Weekly observations on appearance and 2006 and third week in September, 2006 and population build-up of jassid and fruit and (Fig.1 a and b). Accepted : shoot borer and their associated natural March, 2009 In the investigation, Anagrrus flaveolus,

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Table 1: Natural enemy complex of Amrasca biguttula biguttula and Earias vittella on Kharif okra Order:Family Period of activity A. Amrasca biguttula biguttula (Jassid) Anagrus flaveolus Hymenoptera :Mymaridae July-September Chrysoperla carnea Neuroptera : Chrysopidae August-October religiosa Dictyoptera : Mantidae August-September B. Earias vittella (Fruit & shoot borer) Trichgramma chilonis Hymenoptera : Trichogrammatidae September-October Chelonus blackburni Hymenoptera : Braconidae August-September

40 30 35 25 30

) 25 ) 20 Temp Temp. C C 0

0 20

15 ( ( Jassid Jassid 15 10 10 Temp Temp 5 5 0 0 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

Jassid/5plant Jassid/5plant

250 250

200 200

150 Rainfall 150 Rainfall

100 Jassid 100 Jassid

50 50 RainFall (mm) Rain Fall (mm) Rain Rain fall (mm) Rain fall (mm)

0 0 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 Jassid/5plant Jassid/5plant

100 120 100 80 80 60 ) R.H. % R.H. 60 )

% Jassid

( 40 Jassid % 40 ( 20

R.H. 20

R.H. 0 0 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

Jassid/5plant Jassid/5plant Fig.1 (a): Jassid population, 2005 Fig.1 (b): Jassid population, 2006 a parasitoid and Chrysoperla carnea and Mantis relative humidity and rainfall during 2006 had significant religiosa were observed as predator on jassid. Among negative effect on Amrasca biguttula biguttula predators, Chrysoperla carnea was noticed as most population. The studies on population dynamics revealed important natural enemy of jassid. Similar observation was that maximum temperature played a significant role in made by Singh et al.(1993) who noticed that Amrasca increasing the jassid population. The present finding biguttula biguttula and Bemisia tabaci were preyed by supports the view of Men et al. (1996) who also found a a Neuropteran predator, Chrysoperla carnea. The effect significant positive correlation between jassid population of weather parameter during both the years, maximum and maximum temperature. Altogether minimum temperature, minimum temperature played a significant temperature had also played almost positive role in positive correlation in increasing pest population while, population build up. Goel and Kumar (1982) have also maximum relative humidity during 2005 and minimum noticed favourable range of mean maximum 360C and

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Table 2 : Correlation coefficient Temperature(0C) Relative humidity (%) Pests Years Rainfall (mm) Max. Min. Max. Min. Jassid 2005 0.2240 0.4724* -0.0501 0.2621 0.6230* 2006 0.5892* 0.4532* -0.0368 -0.0368 -0.3617 Fruit and shoot borer 2005 -0.0165 -0.0380 0.1710 -0.0529 -0.0135 2006 0.9552* 0.4341* -0.2497 0.2497 0.3435 * indicates significance of value at P=0.05

40 35 40

) 30 C ) 30 0 25 ( Temp. C 0

20 ( E.vittella 20 Temp. 15 E.vittella

Temp 10 10

5 Temp 0 0 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 Larvae of E .vttella Larvae of E. vittella

250 120

200 100 80 150 Rainfall 60 Rainfall 100 E.vittella E.vittella 40 Rain Fall (mm)

50 Rain Fall (mm) 20 Rain fall (mm)

0 0 1 3 5 7 9 11 1 15 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 Larvae of E. vittella Larvae of E. vittella Fig.2 (a) : Fruit and shoot borer, 2005 Fig.2 (b) : Fruit and shoot borer, 2006

260C minimum temperature, coupled with 54 per cent and shoot borer during 2005 and 2006 is concerned, the relative humidity providing optimum condition for large population fluctuated to a great deal by temperature, insect population of jassid . minimum relative humidity and rainfall having negative The occurrence of Earias vittella larvae was significant reduction in pest population.This observation recorded on the crop in third week of August in both the is in close conformity to Zala et al.(1999). years. The larval activity was noticed from flowering to maturity stage. Initially the population was 4.50 and 3.50 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT larvae per 5 plant in third week of August during 2005 The authors are thankful to Head, Department of and 2006. Then after the pest population gradually Vegetable Science, C.S. Azad University of Agriculture increased to maximum of 24.36 and 20.70 larvae per 5 and Technology, Kanpur for providing necessary facilities. plant during both cropping season 2005 and 2006, respectively. Thereafter, the population decreased gradually till final picking of the crop (Fig. 1 a and b). As Authors’ affiliations: R.S. SINGH, Department of Entomology, C.S. Azad regards the Earias vittella, its eggs were parasitized by University of Agriculture and Technology, KANPUR Trichogramma chilonis with 10-15 per cent as well as (U.P.) INDIA Chelonus blackburni with 15.0-23.4 per cent. This H.P. SINGH, Dictorate of Extension, C.S. Azad finding has close conformity with Rao et al. (1979) who observed higher parasitization (37.80) by Chelonus University of Agriculture and Technology, KANPUR (U.P.) INDIA blackburni on the eggs of fruit and shoot borer. Telang et al. (2004) also noticed that 9.50 per cent eggs of Earias AANJANI KUAMR SINGH, Department of Agriculture Extension, C.S. Azad University of vittella were parasitized by Trichogramma chilonis. As far as the effect of physical parameters on larvae of fruit Agriculture and Technology, KANPUR (U.P.) INDIA

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