Damage pattern and status of the leaf miner Aphanisticus aeneus Kerremans (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in Saccharum spp. |
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| Authors: | Mahesh P Srikanth J Chandran K Nisha M Balan S |
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| Institution: | 1. Section of Entomology, Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, Indiaagrimahesh@gmail.com info@sugarcane.res.in;3. Section of Entomology, Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, India;4. Sugarcane Breeding Institute Research Centre, Kannur, India |
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| Abstract: | Biology, damage pattern, incidence levels and status of the leaf miner Aphanisticus aeneus Kerremans (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) were studied in accessions of Saccharum spp. Egg, grub and pupal periods of the miner lasted 6.0 ± 0.8, 18.5 ± 1.9 and 7.0 ± 1.3 days, respectively; adults lived for 8–10 days. The grub tunneled the leaf on the lower surface just above the epidermis forming a linear channel; infested tissues showed brownish discoloration. The extent of leaf miner attack among the 331 accessions of Saccharum spp. ranged 4.00%–76.47% on cane basis and 7.14%–100.00% on leaf basis; the mined leaf area ranged 3.22–11.00 cm2. When the accessions were grouped on the basis of an infestation index developed with the above three parameters, 267 occupied very low category, 51 were in low category, 11 were in moderate category and 2 were placed in high incidence category. All accessions showed miner attack in at least one study year. Within each of the four Saccharum spp., accessions differed significantly among the three study years for all infestation parameters. Among the four species, while S. robustum accessions recorded significantly highest infestation index, the other three species remained on par. |
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| Keywords: | sugarcane Saccharum spp leaf miner Aphanisticus aeneus damage pattern extent of damage |
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