Journal of Applied Entomology - Zeitschrift für angewandte Entomologie (1999) 123, 241-245

R.K. Saini and Ram Singh (1999)
Host plant preference for oviposition by the spiny bollworm Earias insulana Boisd. (Lep., Noctuidae)
Journal of Applied Entomology - Zeitschrift für angewandte Entomologie 123 (4), 241-245
Abstract: Laboratory studies on the ovipositional preference of Earias insulana Boisd. females indicated that the insect preferred Gossypium hirsutum to the other test plants. An overall comparison between the plant parts revealed that a significantly (P < 0.05) greater number of eggs were laid on fruit followed by squares and leaves. Maximum oviposition occurred on Abutilon indicum fruit, followed by G. hirsutum and Dombeya spectabilis leaves, G. hirsutum squares and leaf petioles and Thespesia populnea terminal buds. Increased oviposition on these parts was attributed to the presence of trichomes, and in some cases grooves, together with the favourable food factors.
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Database assignments for author(s): Ram Singh

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Earias insulana	Cotton (Gossypium)	India
	Earias insulana	Abutilon (crop)	India