The Ecology and Control of Potato Whitegrubs of India

Chandel, R. S.; Pathania, Mandeep; Verma, K. S.; Bhatacharyya, Badal; Vashisth, Sumit; Kumar, Vinod

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“…The cadavers of grubs were completely engulfed in white hyphae. Chandel et al (2015) collected a total of 321 grubs of B. coriacea and out of which 20.2 per cent were found to be infected with fungus. In infections of adult beetles, the fungus often emerged from intersegmental joints.…”

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“…) and Lepidiota mansueta Burmeister. Brahmina coriacea has been recorded from most of the north western Indian hills occupying Himachal Pradesh, Uttrakhand and Jammu & Kashmir (Chandel et al, 2015). In Himachal Pradesh, B. coriacea is the most predominant species constituting about 90 per cent of the total beetle population in higher hills .…”

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Susceptibility of white grub, Brahmina coriacea (Hope) infesting potato to local strains of Beauveria brongniartii (Saccardo) in Himachal Pradesh

Soni

Mehta

Chandel

2018

Journal of Biological Control

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Brahmina coriacea (Hope) is the most widely distributed and destructive species of white grubs having potential to inflict 40-50 per cent yield losses to potato in Himachal Pradesh. The efficacy of two local isolates of Beauveria brongniartii (KH I and KH II) was evaluated against grubs of B. coriacea by dip treatment and oral feeding methods. Against first and second instar grubs, KH I in dip treatment proved to be highly effective, whereas for third instar grubs, KH I through oral feeding showed higher virulence. The LC 50 values for first instar grubs for KH I and KH II were 2.55×10 5 conidia/ml and 2.80×10 5 conidia/ml in dip treatment, whereas in oral feeding method, the LC 50 values were 7.27×10 5 conidia/ml and 9.69×10 5 conidia/ml, respectively. Against second instar grubs, LC 50 values calculated were 2.91×10 5 conidia/ml and 3.98×10 5 conidia/ml for KH I and KH II in dip treatment, whereas corresponding values through oral feeding method were 5.36×10 5 conidia/ml and 8.82×10 5 conidia/ml. LC 50 values for third instar grubs were 4.47×10 5 conidia/ ml and 4.88×10 5 conidia/ml for KH I and KH II in dip treatment, whereas through oral feeding, LC 50 values were 3.03×10 5 conidia/ml and 5.14×10 5 conidia/ml for KH I and KH II, respectively.

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Susceptibility of white grub, Brahmina coriacea (Hope) infesting potato to local strains of Beauveria brongniartii (Saccardo) in Himachal Pradesh

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Mehta

Chandel

2018

Journal of Biological Control

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“…The first stage larvae feed in part on organic matter in the soil, while the second and third instar grubs feed largely on roots or underground stems. The economic importance of chafers is primarily due to feeding activity of the third instar grubs (Chandel et al 2015). Grubs prefer to feed on fibrous roots for normal growth and the crops with a tap root system suffer more as compared to those with an adventitious root system (Yadava and Vijayvergia 2000).…”

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The potential of entomopathogens in biological control of white grubs

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Vashisth

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International Journal of Pest Management

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White grubs are highly polyphagous and most destructive soil pests inflicting damage to a wide variety of crops. In India, more than 1000 species of white grubs are known of which over 40 species attack wide range of plants. White grubs are naturally infected by various entomopathogens which include fungi, bacteria and nematodes. Entomopathogenic fungi offer great potential and members of genera Beauveria and Metarhizium are widely used against white grubs. Several commercial products of entomopathogenic fungi like Bio Green, ORY-X, Grub X 10G, Betel, Biotrol FMA and Meta-Guard have been developed for the control of white grubs. In India, good control of white grubs in paddy, ginger and sugarcane has been achieved with different entomofungi. Among EPNs, Heterorhabditis bacteriophora is moderately effective against Popillia japonica and Rhizotrogus majalis. H. indica and H. bacteriophora are effective against potato white grubs in India. Paenibacillus popilliae cause milky disease in P. japonica grubs. The bacterium is pathogenic to Holotrichia consanguinea, H. serrata and Leucopholis lepidophora. In northwestern Himalaya, B. cereus is highly toxic to the grubs of H. seticollis and Anomala dimidiata.

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“…White grubs are the most destructive and troublesome soil insects, impeding potato production especially in hilly states of India. The infected tubers have scooped out holes or half-eaten tubers which are rendered unfit for marketing (Chandel et al, 2015).…”

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Insecticidal Potential of some Fermented Native Plant Extracts for the Management of White Grub (Scarabaeidae: Coleoptera) Infestation on Potato Tubers in Skardu Baltistan

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Hussain²,

Ahmad³

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P otato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is the fourth major food crop of the world. In Pakistan, currently potato is grown on 109.7 thousand hectares producing 1938.1 thousand tonnes annually with an average yield of 17.7 tons/ha. (Agricultural Statistics of Pakistan, 2003-2004). Potato is now gaining status of cash crop after Apricot in Gilgit Baltistan (Food and Agriculture Division, 2012). Its annual production is estimated 76,125.00 tonnes from an area of 3,045 hectares (Hashmi and Shafiullah, 2003). Potato crop is attacked by a number of insect pests including wireworms, white grub, aphids, cutworm and others adversely affecting the yield of crop (Shakur et al., 2007). Among these insect pests, white grub is the most destructive pest damaging potato tubers and causes significant economic loss to potato growers of Gilgit-Baltistan. Abstract | Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is the fourth major food crop of the world and it is gaining status of cash crop in Gilgit Baltistan. White grub is most destructive insect pest damaging potato tubers and causes economic loss of Gilgit-Baltistan. The study was conducted with an aim to develop eco-friendly management of white grub. Fermented extracts of four herbs Sophora alopecuroides, Artemisia sieversiana, Peganum harmalla and Tagetes minuta were evaluated against white grub under field conditions for two consecutive growing seasons during 2018 and 2019. The minimum per cent infestation, number of white grubs per plot, yield loss and maximum tuber yield was recorded in plots treated with S. alopecuroides fermented extract and Refree. The fermented extract of S. alopecuroides significantly reduced percent infestation, number of white grub per plot and yield losses as compared to the control plot, however efficacy of the fermented extract of A. sieversiana, P. harmala and T. minuta was significantly low as compared to Refree. Our current field study indicated that the fermented extract of S. alopecuroides has potential to develop eco-friendly approach for management of white grub.

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The Ecology and Control of Potato Whitegrubs of India

Cited by 26 publications

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Susceptibility of white grub, Brahmina coriacea (Hope) infesting potato to local strains of Beauveria brongniartii (Saccardo) in Himachal Pradesh

Susceptibility of white grub, Brahmina coriacea (Hope) infesting potato to local strains of Beauveria brongniartii (Saccardo) in Himachal Pradesh

The potential of entomopathogens in biological control of white grubs

Insecticidal Potential of some Fermented Native Plant Extracts for the Management of White Grub (Scarabaeidae: Coleoptera) Infestation on Potato Tubers in Skardu Baltistan

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