The Bugs in the Bags: The Risk Associated with the Introduction of Small Quantities of Fruit and Plants by Airline Passengers [PDF]
Among European countries, Italy is the most exposed to the risk of biological invasions, principally for its numerous entry points (ports and airports) and for climatic conditions favorable for the acclimatization of several invasive species. Here it was
Roberta Pace +6 more
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An Experiment was conducted from December, 2021 to April, 2022 in an open field of the Teaching and Research Farm of Akwa Ibom State University, Obio Akpa Campused to evaluate the efficacy of botanical insecticides in the control of eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) fruit and shoot borer (EFSB) Leucinodes orbonalis Guenne), Four week-old eggplant ...
Enameti Aniekan Owen +2 more
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Bt Eggplant Project in Bangladesh: History, Present Status, and Future Direction [PDF]
The purpose of this article is to provide information on the history, accomplishments, and future direction of the Bt brinjal (eggplant) program in Bangladesh, formerly under the Agricultural Biotechnology Support Project II, now the South Asia Eggplant ...
A. M. Shelton +12 more
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Pest risk assessment of African Leucinodes species for the European Union [PDF]
Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Plant Health performed a quantitative risk assessment for the EU of African Leucinodes species (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), which are fruit and shoot borers, especially of eggplant type ...
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH) +30 more
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An Improved Artificial Diet for the Eggplant Fruit and Shoot Borer Leucinodes orbonalis Guenee (Lepidoptera:Pyrlidae) [PDF]
The growth and development of eggplant fruit and shoot borer (EFSB), Leucinodes orbonalis Guenee, on two basal artificial diets, namely, Multiple Insect Diet (Southland Products) and Patil Artificial Diet (Patil 1990), fortified with bee pollen and eggplant calyx powder were studied. Growth and development period of EFSB was slightly longer on Modified
J. Antonio Guzmán Q. +4 more
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Ovipositional Preference, Host Range and Life History of Eggplant Fruit and Shoot Borer, Leucinodes orbonalis Guenee (Lepidoptera:Pyralidae) [PDF]
The ovipositional preference of eggplant fruit and shoot borer (EFSB), Leucinodes orbonalis Guenee, was determined for seven crops, namely: eggplant (So/anum melongena), white potato (Solanum tuberosum), sweet potato (lpomoea batatas), tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum), okra (Abelmoschus escufentus), pole sitao (Vigna sinensis) and black nightshade ...
Karen Ardez, A. C. Sumalde, L. D. Taylo
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Impact of Bt Brinjal Cultivation in the Market Value Chain in Five Districts of Bangladesh [PDF]
Eggplant (brinjal) is a popular vegetable that provides an important source of income for small, resource-poor Bangladeshi farmers. The biggest constraint to brinjal production is the eggplant fruit and shoot borer (EFSB).
Anthony M. Shelton +4 more
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ABSTRACT The experiment was conducted in the central farm of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU), Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka, Bangladesh during February to September, 2013 to evaluate some potential insecticides in comparison with conventional insecticides for controlling eggplant shoot and fruit borer (ESFB), Leucinodes orbonalis.
M.F. Rahman +3 more
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INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT FOR EGGPLANT FRUIT AND SHOOT BORER (LEUCINODES ORBONALIS) IN SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE [PDF]
The integrated pest management (IPM) strategy for the control of eggplant fruit and shoot borer (EFSB) consists of resistant cultivars, sex pheromone, cultural, mechanical and biological control methods. Eggplant accessions EG058, BL009, ISD006 and a commercial hybrid, Turbo possess appreciable levels of resistance to EFSB.
R. Srinivasan
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