Host specificity and bioratonal management of fruit sucking moth, Eudocima (Othreis) materna L.

Abstract

The present investigation was carried out to test the response of fruit sucking moth, Eudocima (Othreis) materna L. larvae to different host plants and efficacy of biorationals under laboratory condition. Among 12 different host plants tested, Tinospora cardifolia (gulvel) recorded as an ideal host with successful completion of larval life with no recorded mortality. In biorationals, Bacillus thuringiensis @2 g/l was found to be best in treatment by recording higher larval mortality of 100 per cent of first and third instar and 60 per cent of fifth instar followed by Pseudomonas fluorescens @ 5g/l (100% of first and third instar and 56.66% of fifth instar). It concluded that, the biopesticides viz., B. thuringiensis, P. luminescens and Beauvaria bassiana can be used as a promising bioagents for the management of fruit sucking moth larvae.