Influence of wild, local and cultivated tobacco varieties on the oviposition preference and offspring performance of Spodoptera litura

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Xiaohong Li ◽  
Zhiyou Huang ◽  
Xianjun Yang ◽  
Shaolong Wu
Keyword(s):  
Spodoptera Litura ◽  
Oviposition Preference ◽  
Pupal Stage ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Hunan Province ◽  
Pupal Weight ◽  
Offspring Performance ◽  
Local Varieties ◽  
Oviposition Preferences ◽  
Emergence Rate

Abstract The influences of different plants on herbivores have recently attracted research interest; however, little is known regarding the effects of wild, local and cultivated varieties of the same plant from the same origin on herbivores. This study aimed to examine the effects of different tobacco varieties from the same origin on the oviposition preference and offspring performance of Spodoptera litura. We selected two wild (‘Bishan wild tobacco’ and ‘Badan wild tobacco’), two local (‘Liangqiao sun-cured tobacco’ and ‘Shuangguan sun-cured tobacco’) and two cultivated (‘Xiangyan No. 5’ and ‘Cunsanpi’) tobacco varieties from Hunan Province, China. We found that female S. litura varied in oviposition preferences across the tobacco varieties. They preferred to lay eggs on the cultivated varieties, followed by the local varieties, with the wild varieties being the least preferred. Furthermore, different tobacco varieties significantly influenced the life history parameters of S. litura. Survival rate, pupal weight, emergence rate and adult dry weight decreased in the following order: cultivated varieties > local varieties > wild varieties. Conversely, the pupal stage and development period decreased in the following order: wild varieties > local varieties > cultivated varieties. Therefore, we conclude that wild tobacco varieties have higher resistance to S. litura than cultivated and local varieties, reflecting the evolutionary advantages of wild tobacco varieties.

Heliothis armigera (Hb.) (Noctuidae) in Western Tanganyika. I.—Biology, with special reference to the pupal stage

1965 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Reed
Keyword(s):  
Sucrose Solution ◽  
Pupal Stage ◽  
Heliothis Armigera ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Egg Laying ◽  
Pupal Weight ◽  
Pupal Period ◽  
The Mean ◽  
June July ◽  
Length Of Life

In laboratory studies of Heliothis armigera (Hb.) in Western Tanganyika, where it may attack cotton severely, pairs of newly emerged adults, derived from sixth-instar larvae collected in the field and allowed to pupate in the laboratory, were confined separately and provided with sucrose solution. The mean number of eggs laid per female fell from 1,226 in March-May to 198 in June—July 1962. Peak egg laying occurred in the fifth to eighth nights after emergence. In April, the mean length of life of adults of either sex was about 11 days and the maximum one month. The mean incubation period of 1,436 eggs laid in March was 2·78 days, and 66 per cent. of them hatched. The mean period from hatching to pupation of 42 larvae reared on cotton squares in April was 21·1 days; each passed through six instars and required three squares in the first 14 days and a further 10 thereafter; only 22 per cent. of the dry weight of the squares was consumed and of this only nine per cent. was converted to pupal dry weight.Pupation occurs in the soil. The mean pupal period of males increased from 16 days in March to 18 in July, and their pupal weights fell from about 0·27 to 0·23 mg. over the same period, although at any given time pupal period was positively correlated with pupal weight. Female pupae were lighter than male pupae and had a shorter pupal period.From March to July, a small but progressively increasing proportion of the pupae formed entered diapause; the proportion averaged less than four per cent. in June to July 1962–64. The pupal period ranged from 30 to 171 days, being less in later-formed pupae, so that a general emergence occurred in September–late October.

Effects of water deficiency on preference and performance of an insect herbivore Ostrinia furnacalis

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
M.Y. Duan ◽  
H. Zhu ◽  
H. Wang ◽  
S.Y. Guo ◽  
H. Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Driving Forces ◽  
Oviposition Preference ◽  
Precipitation Pattern ◽  
Ostrinia Furnacalis ◽  
Oviposition Choice ◽  
Offspring Performance ◽  
Corn Borer ◽  
Limited Mobility ◽  
Offspring Fitness ◽  
And Performance

Abstract With further climate change still expected, it is predicted to increase the frequency with plants will be water stressed, which subsequently influences phytophagous insects, particularly Lepidoptera with limited mobility of larvae. Previous studies have indicated that oviposition preference and offspring performance of Lepidoptera insects are sensitive to drought separately. However, the integration of their two properties is not always seen. Here, we evaluated changes in oviposition selection and offspring fitness of a Lepidoptera insect under three water-stressed treatments using a model agroecosystem consisting of maize Zea mays, and Asian corn borer Ostrinia furnacalis. Results found that female O. furnacalis preferred to laying their eggs on well-watered maize, and then their offspring tended to survive better, attained bigger larvae mass, and developed more pupae and adults on the preferred maize. Oviposition selection of O. furnacalis positively correlated with height and leaf traits of maize, and offspring fitness positively related with water content and phytochemical traits of hosts. Overall, these results suggest that oviposition choice performed by O. furnacalis reflects the maximization of offspring fitness, supporting preference–performance hypothesis. This finding further highlights that the importance of simultaneous evaluation of performance and performance for water driving forces should be involved, in order to accurately predict population size of O. furnacalis under altered precipitation pattern.

scholarly journals PRODUKTIVITAS LAHAN DAN NKL PADA TUMPANGSARI TIGA VARIETAS JAGUNG PULUT (Zea mays caratina Kulesh) DENGAN BERBAGAI INTERVAL WAKTU TANAM KACANG TANAH (Archis hipogaea L.) SEBAGAI TANAMAN SELA

AGRICA ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristono Yohanes Fowo
Keyword(s):  
Zea Mays ◽  
Experimental Design ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Land Productivity ◽  
Local Varieties ◽  
Dry Land ◽  
Maize Varieties ◽  
Maize Variety ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Cultivation Technology

Land Productivity and NKL on Tumpangsari Three Maize Variety Cultivation (Zea mays caratina Kulesh) With Various Interval Time Plants (Archis hipogaea L.) as Select Plant. This study aims to determine the combination of timing planting and planting techniques that can improve the productivity of land and NKL values ??on the application of intercropping cultivation technology in dry land conditions in Ende-NTT. The experimental design using Division Split Plot (RPT) consists of two factors repeated three times. The treatment of corn varieties (V1: Local varieties, V2: Uri varieties, V3: Binthe Pulu varieties) while planting time was placed as subplot (T1: Maize planted 15 days after peanut planting T2: Corn is grown together with peanut planting T3: Corn is grown 15 days before planting peanuts, as comparison of each treatment is also planted in monculture, so that obtained 31 units of experiment plot The data collection is done by calculating dry weight of seeds produced by all plant crops in the harvest plots, and the crops in the harvest plots. The results show that intercropping crops between pulut and peanut crops in various pulses maize varieties and peanut planting times increased the productivity of the land 1, with the highest land productivity dida The maize varieties of Uri corn is grown simultaneously with groundnut planting (V2T2) of 1.52 and followed by treatment of local varieties of pulutans planted together with peanut plant (V1T2) of 1.46.

scholarly journals Antifeedant and larvicidal activities of leaf essential oils from Hyptis suaveolens (L.) Poit., Chromolaena odorata (L.) R.M. King and Lantana camara L. against Spodoptera litura Fab. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 244-251
Author(s):  
Hung Thanh Tran ◽  
My-Ngan Thi Luong ◽  
Le Van Bui ◽  
Hieu Trung Tran
Keyword(s):  
Essential Oil ◽  
Essential Oils ◽  
Spodoptera Litura ◽  
Ipomoea Batatas ◽  
Pupal Stage ◽  
Lantana Camara ◽  
Volatile Components ◽  
Chromolaena Odorata ◽  
Hyptis Suaveolens ◽  
Larvicidal Activities

The current study was carried out to evaluate antifeedant and insecticidal activities of three essential oils from leaves of Hyptis suaveolens, Chromolaena odorata and Lantana camara against fourth instar larvae of Spodoptera litura under the laboratory conditions. Results indicated that the essential oil from leaves of Hyptis suaveolens had a strong antifeedant impact on the larvae with antifeedant index (AI) of 75.4, 88.5 and 92.9 when leaf disks of Ipomoea batatas were treated with the essential oil at concentration of 1.5, 2.0 and 2.5 %, respectively. Also dose dependent mortalities were observed in the larvae topical treated with the essential oil at different concentrations. At the treated concentration of 0.4 mg per each larva, 68.3 % of the larvae were killed after 24 hours, and 25.0 % were died at the pupal stage after 30 days of observation. At the concentration of 1.2 mg/larva, 93.3 % of the larvae were killed after 24 hours, and no emergence of adults was recorded after 30 days of observation. Larvicidal activity of the H. suaveolens essential oil (with the lethal doses LD50=0.16 and LD95=1.52 mg/larva) was stronger than those of the C. odorata and L. camara essential oils (with LD50=0.57–0.63 and LD95=4.64–4.97 mg/larva) after 24 hour of treatment. GC–MS analysis indicates that the major volatile components of the essential oil from leaves of H. suaveolens are composed of b-caryophyllene (30.0 %), eucalyptol (12.0 %), copaene (5.9 %), and a-bergamotene (5.7 %). This essential oil needs to be further investigated and used as a bio-insecticide for control of S. litura.  

INFLUENCE OF FOLIAR NITROGEN LEVELS ON SURVIVAL, DEVELOPMENT, AND REPRODUCTION OF WESTERN SPRUCE BUDWORM, CHORISTONEURA OCCIDENTALS (LEPIDOPTERA: TORTRICIDAE)

1985 ◽  
Vol 117 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Wayne Brewer ◽  
John L. Capinera ◽  
Robert E. Deshon ◽  
Mary L. Walmsley
Keyword(s):  
Larval Mortality ◽  
Spruce Budworm ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Douglas Fir ◽  
Nitrogen Level ◽  
Pupal Weight ◽  
Western Spruce Budworm ◽  
Foliar Nitrogen ◽  
Nitrogen Levels ◽  
White Fir

AbstractThe influence of nitrogen levels in foliage of white-fir, Abies concolor, and Douglas-fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii, seedlings on various biological characteristics of the western spruce budworm, Choristoneura occidentalis Freeman, was studied. Seedlings were grown under greenhouse conditions and provided with nutrient solutions to maintain five foliar nitrogen levels ranging from 1.29 to 4.42% dry weight for white fir and 1.43 to 3.94% for Douglas fir. Larvae confined to treated seedlings were monitored through the next generation. Larval mortality was higher, and development time longer, at both upper and lower extremes of foliar nitrogen than at mid-level. Mean pupal weight was significantly greater for larvae reared on white fir with the mid-range foliar-nitrogen level. Mean number, and weight, of eggs laid were highest when larvae fed on foliage from the mid-range nitrogen level. Total number of larvae produced was lowest at the high and low extremes of foliar nitrogen levels.

Observations on the armyworm Spodoptera mauritia acronyctoides Gn. (Lep., Noctuidae) in Sarawak (Malaysian Borneo)

1969 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. H. L. Rothschild
Keyword(s):  
Upland Rice ◽  
Pupal Stage ◽  
Instar Larva ◽  
Pupal Weight ◽  
Head Width ◽  
Faecal Pellets ◽  
Wild Host ◽  
Dicotyledonous Plants ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Malaysian Borneo

Observations were made on the bionomics of Spodoptera mauritia acronyctoides Gn. in Malaysian Borneo (Sarawak) during an outbreak in 1967. The outbreak was discontinuous over about 6 000 sq. miles, affecting 25 000 acres of lowland and upland rice. In the insectary the durations of the various stages were: egg 2·9 days, first- to seventh-instar larvae respectively 3·1, 1·8, 2·2, 2·1, 2·2, 2·3 and 4·9 days, and pupa 8·4 days. Larval instars could usually be distinguished on head width and the width of the faecal pellets. Food consumption of the larvae was greatest during the final instar. During the outbreak the larvae were found mainly on young rice, and also on young maize; wild host-plants included grasses and sedges, but dicotyledonous plants were not attacked.Females generally mated on the night following emergence, and the pre-oviposition period averaged 2·9 days. Fertilised females laid an average of 1 749 eggs, 80% of the potential total. Virgin females laid only 22% of the potential, and resorbed some of their oocytes. The mean longevity of fertilised females was 5·5 days. Fecundity was directly correlated with pupal weight or length, and the weights of pupae produced in wet-rice fields were significantly heavier than those from dry hill-rice sites. There was a significant correlation between the weight of frass produced (hence food consumed) by the seventh-instar larva and the weight of the pupal stage. Pupae from larvae in crowded cultures were significantly lighter than those reared singly.

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