Research Article | Published: 01 December 2003

Meliaceae shoot borer - Hypsipyla robusta Moore and its integrated management

R. M. Misra, H. R. Khan and R. S. Bhandari

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 26 | Issue: 4 | Page No. 339-351 | 2003
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2003-P55R2J | Cite this article

Abstract

The shoot borer, Hypsipyla robusta (Moore) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in India is a serious pest of forest trees such as the exotics, Swietenia macrophylla King and S. mahagoni Jacq. and the native Toona ciliata M. Roem. Studies on the biology, life cycle, generations, and collateral hosts are given in detail. Chemical control of Hypsipyla sp. shoot borers in Meliaceae now spans about eight decades and has involved more then 23 countries, throughout the tropics. Despite this, there is still no chemical or application technology, which will provide reliable, cost effective and environmentally sound protection for any of the high–value tree species from Meliaceae for the period necessary to produce a marketable stems. The future role of chemical pesticides in Hypsipyla sp. control will continue to be in the protection of nursery stock, or a part of integrated pest management, strategies for the use of entomopathogenic microorganisms in the management of Toon shoot borer, include utilization of natural occurring viruses, bacteria, fungi, nematodes, protozoa and reckettsiae. The remarkable ability of H. robusta to locate, isolated and distant host trees suggests that chemoreception is probably very well developed and important in the insect behaviour. Possibilities of using sex pheromone in survey and suppression of pest population of H. robusta is also discussed in detail. It is concluded that these microbial pesticides offer a potential as component of integrated forest pest management.

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Misra, R.M., Khan, H.R. and Bhandari, R.S., 2003. Meliaceae shoot borer - Hypsipyla robusta Moore and its integrated management. Indian Journal of Forestry, 26(4), pp.339-351. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2003-P55R2J

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