Potential of the predatory pentatomid <i>Eocanthecona furcellata</i> (Wolff) as a biocontrol agent on American bollworm in cotton in Myanmar

Abstract

The following posters in the appendix are part of this thesis: 1. Potential for Biocontrol of Diamondback moth in Myanmar by using a predatory bug 2. Predatory potential of the Pentatomid stink bug Eocanthecona furcellata at different temperature regimes 3. Predatory efficacy of Eocanthecona furcellata on Helicoverpa armigera larvae reared on different host plants 10 CHAPTER 1 Prey preference and predation efficacy of Eocanthecona furcellata Wolff

Performance of the native predatory bug, Eocanthecona furcellata (Wolff) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), on the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), and its limitation under field condition

“…The predators of FAW reported in India are generalist predators that attack many other caterpillars. Among them, the pentatomid bug, Eocanthecona furcellata (Wolff) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) is an effective predatory species widely distributed in Southeast Asian countries including India, China, Indonesia, and Japan (Shylesha and Sravika 2018) and commonly observed in cotton and chickpea ecosystem (Nyunt 2008). In India, it has been identified as an important predator on Pericallia ricini (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) (now known as Olepa ricini (Fabricius) on cotton (Nancy Shophiya and Sahayaraj 2014), Latoia lepida (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) (now known as Parasa lepida (Cramer) (Senrayan 1988), Maruca vitrata (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), and Spodoptera litura Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) (Tiwari et al 2017).…”