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| Scientific Name: |
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Indarbela
quadrinotata
Walker
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| Distribution: |
| India - Madras, Orissa, Bombay. |
| Description: |
| Adults emerge out during nigth time to feed,Males are smaller than females. The male adults are whitish grey, short, stout with brownish streaks on pale whitish forewings. Hind wings are pale. The female moths are pale brownish with forewings having row of dark rusty red spots. In females , abdomen have a tuft of hairs at its tip. Males, length varies from 22- 25 mm while in females 32-34 mm. |
| Seasonal occurrence: |
| May-July |
| Life Cycle Duration: |
| Life cycle is annual. |
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| Egg |
| Eggs are laid in clusters of 15-20 directly on the bark of branch or bole. The freshly laid eggs were pale colored and oval in shape and became creamy
white after some time. |
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Larva |
| Fully grown larval are 4-5cm long,Larva bores a short tunnel downwards in to the wood,usually at the junction of a dead branch or snag and the bole.The full grown larva is 1 1/2-2 inches long,smooth skinned with dark chitinised patches on the segments.
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Pupa |
| Pupation takes place in the tunnel in the wood;the pupa possesses rows of teeth or hooks on the abdominal segments by means of which it climbs out of the larval tunnel to release the mouth.The pupal period lasts about 3 weeks.
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Adult |
| Males, length varies from 22- 25 mm while in females 32-34 mm.Males are smaller than females.
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| Natural Enemies |
| fungus Beauveria bassiana (Bals.) Vuill. and nematode Steinernema carpocapsae (Weiser) |
| Nature of damage caused |
| Bores the bark |
| Control Measures |
| Chemical control, Use of biological agents. |
| Host Range ( Click any one Host Range to view details) |
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Bombax
sp.
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Mangifera
indica
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Lagerstroemia
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Shorea
robusta
Roxb.
ex
Gaertn.
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Mallotus
philippinensis
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Tectona
grandis
L.
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| References |
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| Patel, A.N., and Patel, R.K., 2008. Biology of bark eating caterpillar, Indarbela quadrinotata (Walker),www.currentbiotica.com, 2 (2),234-239. |
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| Insect Pests Of Mangroves And Costal Trees Of East Coast Of India abstract by O.K.REMADEVI ,RAJA MUTHUKRISHAN,B.RAJI,L.N.SANTHAKUMARAN AND K.S.RAO. |
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| Beeson,C.F.C. and Bhatia,B.M.(1939).On the Biology of the Cerambycidae (Coleoptera).Ind.For.Rec.(N.S.),Ent.,5(1). |
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| REMADEVI, O.K., AND RAJAMUTHUKRISHNAN, (1998). Incidence, damage potential and biology of wood-borers of Santalum album Linn. Sandal and its Products. Proceedings of an International Seminar held at Bangalore, India. Canberra, ACIAR Proceedings No. 84: 192-195. |
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