Adisura atkinsoni

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Field-bean pod borer
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Adisura
Species:
A. atkinsoni
Binomial name
Adisura atkinsoni
Moore, 1881
Synonyms
  • Adisura leucanioidesMoore, 1881
  • Adisura pallidaMoore, 1881
  • Adisura atcinsoniHampson, 1903

Adisura atkinsoni, the field-bean pod borer, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Frederic Moore in 1881. It is found in Lesotho, KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zambia, Malawi, Congo, Kenya, Uganda and on Madagascar. It is also present in India, China, Korea, Indonesia (Sumatra), Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu), Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Vietnam and the Himalayan region. [1]

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Description

Its wingspan is about 31 mm. Head, thorax and forewings are brownish ochreous. Forewings have a greyish tinge and pinkish costa and outer areas. Orbicular and reniform stigmata represented by indistinct dark patches. There is an indistinct series of specks. Abdomen and hindwings are straw coloured. Hindwings are more or less broadly and completely suffused with fuscous. Ventral side usually consist with reniform prominently black. [2]

Larva robust and instars change from green to brown towards pupa. [3]

Ecology

It is considered a mild pest on Lablab purpureus [4] and considered as a serious pest on field bean, causing moderate to severe loss. Larva known to feed on field bean and also pigeon pea primarily. [3] [5]

Control is mainly through chemical pesticides such as quinalphos and carbaryl in the caterpillar stage. Natural enemies like Habrobracon hebetor , Trichogramma chlionis, green lacewing, predatory stink bugs, spider, and ants are also effective. Usage of resistant varieties, trapping using pheromones, and light traps are also undertaken. [6]

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References

  1. "Adisura atkinsoni Moore, 1881". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  2. Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. 1 2 "Adisura atkinsoni (Moore)". ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  4. Moorthy, P. N. Krishna; Tewari, G. C.; Srinivasan, K. (1988). "Action Thresholds for the Management of Pod-borer, Adisura atkinsoni Moore on Field Bean, Lablab purpureus". International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. 9 (4): 489–492. doi:10.1017/S1742758400011012.
  5. "Pulses - Adisura atkinsoni". ICAR-NBAIR, Bengaluru. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  6. "Field bean pod borer: Adisura atkinsoni". TNAU Agritech Portal:: Crop Protection. Retrieved 2 August 2016.