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Behavioural responses of Adisura atkinsoni Moore to the host plant, Lablab niger Medick, extract

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2011

A. K. Chakravarthy  and
S. Lingappa
A. K. Chakravarthy
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Hebbal, Bangalore-560024, India
S. Lingappa
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Hebbal, Bangalore-560024, India
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Abstract

The behavioural responses of Adisura larvae to different concentrations of the Lablab niger plant extract was tested under laboratory conditions. The concentrated plant extract did not elicit positive response from Adisura larvae. The first instar Adisura larvae preferred 10% concentration of the extract over higher concentrations (i.e. > 10%). First instar Adisura larvae were found more sensitive in discriminating non-host from the host than last instar larvae. Adisura gravid females laid no eggs on blackgram, cowpea, broadbean, redgram and PLS-24, a field bean (L. niger) variety. This study suggests that redgram, cowpea, broadbean, blackgram and soybean are not the primary hosts of A. atkinsoni.

Keywords

Lablab nigerAdisura atkinsonilarval behaviourhost selection
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Research Articles
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International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 6 , Issue 1 , February 1985 , pp. 79 - 81
Copyright
Copyright © ICIPE 1985

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