Habitat diversification in the cultivation of Indian sandalwood (Santalum album Linn.): An ideal option to conserve biodiversity and manage insect pests

Sundararaj, R.; Shanbhag, Rashmi Ramesh; Lingappa, B.

doi:10.18311/jbc/2018/17931

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“…In severely pruned sandalwood plantations, the nutritional resources of defoliators are virtually removed, leaving few leaves, and hence the impact of feeding by a few species of moths shows a visible impact. Apart from the external damage caused by pruning, immense invisible internal damages are made, which make the tree species vulnerable to a small infestation of insects (Sundararaj et al 2018). The impact of pruning is masked by the infestation of insects, but in reality, the pruned, energy-starved trees are the rst to get affected by the insect infestations and fungal infections as they have lost the ability to resist (Laca 2013).…”

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“…group of insects with 67 species under 23 families, with the highest being the family Arctiidae with 9 species. SubsequentlySundararaj et al (2011) reported 159 insect species as phytophagous on sandalwood, of which Lepidoptera are the second most diverse group with 31 species representing 15 families. Moths display an immense mutual association with sandalwood by being nocturnal pollinators and, in return, getting food and shelter from sandalwood.…”

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Diversity of Moths (Insecta: Lepidoptera) Supported by Sandalwood (Santalum Album L.) in South India

Padma,

Kavya,

Manjula

et al. 2023

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The evergreen and perennial Royal tree, Santalum album L., is an eco-conservator because it houses a wide variety of organisms. One such group is moths. Intensive surveys were conducted in sandalwood plantations in south India to understand the diversity of moths supported by sandalwood. A total of 56 species of moths belonging to 15 families were found in sandalwood, and the record of 27 moths forms the first report on sandalwood. Out of 15 families, the family Erebidae is dominant with twenty-one species, followed by Geometridae with eight species and Psychidae with six species each. The remaining moths include three species each of Cossidae and Limacodidae; two species each of Crambidae, Eupterotidae, Lecithoceridae, Noctuidae and Tortricidae; and a single species in each of the remaining 5 families. Further, the pruned plantations showed a significantly negative impact on the diversity of moths and greatly influenced the level of their infestation on the trees. Implications for insect conservation: Our analysis provides an effective groundwork for addressing the principle of conservation for not only target insect species but also in general. Further, immediate action is specified for the protection of vegetation and proper maintenance of structural integrity of trees, which directly influences the distribution and habitats of insects.

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Diversity of Moths (Insecta: Lepidoptera) Supported by Sandalwood (Santalum Album L.) in South India

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Kavya,

Manjula

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“…Many earlier studies confirmed that the diversity and complexity of the vegetation positively affects the abundance of spiders (Sudhikumar et al 2005;Orguri et al 2014;Ossamy et al 2016). Sundararaj et al (2018) documented more species of insect pests and natural enemies from more diversified areas of sandalwood cultivation but with less severity of the infestations and not having requirement of the insecticidal application. Also, the plant diversity regulates insect herbivore populations by favouring the abundance and efficacy of associated natural enemies (Altieri & Letourneau 1984).…”

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Diversity of spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) and the impact of pruning in Indian sandalwood plantations from Karnataka, India

Padma

Sundararaj

2021

J. Threat. Taxa

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Indian sandalwood Santalum album L. plantations in Karnataka were surveyed to study the diversity and abundance of spider fauna. A total of 1,244 individuals belonging to 56 spider species in 40 genera under 14 families were recorded in the sandalwood plantations. Among the spider families recorded, Araneidae was the most dominant with 15 species in nine genera followed by Salticidae with 13 species in 10 genera, Thomisidae with seven species in four genera, Oxyopidae with four species in three genera, Uloboridae with four species in a genus, and Theridiidae by three species each under three genera. Lycosidae and Sparassidae are represented by two species under two genera each. The families Cheiracanthiidae, Clubionidae, Hersiliidae, Philodromidae, and Pholcidae are represented by a species each. The pruning of sandalwood revealed a significant negative effect on the occurrence and distribution of spiders.

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“…The scale insect (Chionaspis sp.) is one of the most destructive sandalwood pests, i.e., termites, stem borers, and defoliator [10][11][12][13]. This scale insect attacked on the seedlings in the sandalwood nursery at Timor reached 21% and increased to 100% within three months without any pest control treatments.…”

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The effectiveness of biological and botanical pesticides against Chionaspis sp. on Sandalwood in South Central Timor Regency, East Nusa Tenggara

Rianawati¹,

Puspiyatun²

2022

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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The scale insect (Chionaspis sp.) is one of the destructive pests on both sandalwood (Santalum album Linn.) seedling and sapling in East Nusa Tenggara (ENT). The use of chemical pesticides for suppressing the chionaspis attack on sandalwood is not suggested concerning the environmental and health issues. Therefore, the purpose of the study was to determine the efficacy level of several botanical and biological pesticides to manage sandalwood scale insects. This study was conducted in the sandalwood nursery and sandalwood plantation in South Central Timor Regency, ENT. There were eight treatments as follows: control (only water no pesticide); chemical pesticide with chlorpyrifos active ingredient as the comparison; three biological pesticide treatments (Metarhizium sp. formulation, Beauveria sp. formulation, and Bactospeine formulation); and three botanical pesticide treatments (Chromolaena odorata formulation, neem/Azadirachta indica formulation, and commercial neem pesticide). The parameters are the intensity of sandalwood scale insect attack, the height, and the diameter of sandalwood seedlings and saplings. The results show the highest level of bio-pesticide efficacy in the nursery, and the field was neem formulation with a percentage of 50.86% and 58.67%, respectively.

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Habitat diversification in the cultivation of Indian sandalwood (Santalum album Linn.): An ideal option to conserve biodiversity and manage insect pests

Cited by 7 publications

References 6 publications

Diversity of Moths (Insecta: Lepidoptera) Supported by Sandalwood (Santalum Album L.) in South India

Diversity of Moths (Insecta: Lepidoptera) Supported by Sandalwood (Santalum Album L.) in South India

Diversity of spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) and the impact of pruning in Indian sandalwood plantations from Karnataka, India

The effectiveness of biological and botanical pesticides against Chionaspis sp. on Sandalwood in South Central Timor Regency, East Nusa Tenggara

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