Hostname: page-component-76fb5796d-vvkck Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-04-26T23:16:34.754Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

Spinning behaviour of two species of rice leaffolders, Cnaphalocrocis Medinalis (Guenée) and Marasmia Patnalis bradley (Lepidoptera:Pyralidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2011

M. L. P. Abenes  and
Z. R. Khan
M. L. P. Abenes
Affiliation:
The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), P.O. Box 30772, Nairobi, Kenya
Z. R. Khan
Affiliation:
The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), P.O. Box 30772, Nairobi, Kenya
Get access

Abstract

Two species of rice leaffolders, Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guenée) and Marasmia patnalis Bradley are usually found in association on rice plants in South and Southeast Asia. Larvae of the two species are similar in morphology, as is their feeding behaviour. Spinning, the process of stitching leaf margins together to form a leaf roll before the initiation of feeding process, is an important behaviour of leaffolder larvae. The spinning behaviour of two species of rice leaffolders was compared to find out if accurate differentiation between larvae of the two species is possible. The manner of spinning, average number of stitch bands made, average time spent to complete one band, order of spinning, number of turns taken by the larvae per band made, and feeding behaviour, while spinning a leaf roll were compared. The results revealed that the two leaffolder species have similar spinning behaviour.

Résumé

Deux espés de tordeuses des feuilles, Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guenée) et Marasmia patnalis Bradley sont habituellement identifiqes en association avec des plantes de riz en Asie du Sud et Asie du Sud Est. Les larves de ces deux espéces sont identiques morphologiquement et en ce qui concerne leur comportement alimentaire. L'enroulement qui consiste à coudre les deux bordures d'une feuille avant que ne commence la consommation est un comportement important des tordeuses des feuilles. L'aptitude des larves des deux espéces a enrouler les feuilles est comparée afin de déterminer sielles peuvent étŕe différenciées par ce caractére. Le type d'enroulement, le nombre de coútures, le temps moyen nécessaire a la confection d'une coûture, le nombre de rotations effectuées par la larve par coûture et le comportement alimentaire pendant l'enroulement sont comparés. Les résultats de montrent que les deux espéces de tordeuses des feuilles en ont un comportement similaire.

Keywords

Rice leaffoldersCnaphalocrocis medinalisMarasmia patnalisspinning behaviour
Type
Research Articles
Information
International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 14 , Issue 2 , April 1993 , pp. 135 - 140
Copyright
Copyright © ICIPE 1993

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

References

REFERENCES

Barrion, A. T., Medina, E. B., Aguda, R. M., Bandong, J. B., Pantua, P. C., Vega, C. M., Viajante, V. D., de la Cruz, G.C., Soriano, J. S. Jr, Camañag, E. E. and Litsinger, J. A. (1987) The rice Cnaphalocrocis and Marasmia (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) leaffolder complex in the Philippines: Taxonomy, bionomics and control. Proceedings of XVIII Pest Control Council of the Philippines. Davao City, May 1987.Google Scholar
Bradley, J. D. (1981) Marasmia patnalis sp. n. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on rice in southeast Asia. Bull. Entomol. Res. 71, 323–327.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Capco, S. R. (1957) A list of plant pests of the Philippines with special reference to field crops, fruit trees and vegetables. Philip. J. Agric. 22, 3–80.Google Scholar
Fraenkel, G. and Fallil, F. (1981) The spinning (stitching) behaviour of the rice leaffolder, Cnaphalocrocis medinalis. Entomol. Exp. Appl. 29, 138–146.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Fraenkel, G., Fallil, F. and Kumarasinghe, K. S. (1981) The feeding behaviour of the rice leaffolder, Cnaphalocrocis medinalis. Entomol. Exp. Appl. 29, 147–161.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Joshi, R. C. and Heinrichs, E. A. (1986) A rice leaffolder, Marasmia patnalis Bradley: escaped attention of rice entomologists. Pesticides 20, 51.Google Scholar
Khan, Z. R., Barrion, A. T., Litsinger, J. A., Castilla, N. P. and Joshi, R. C. (1988) A bibliography of rice leaffolders (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Insect Sci. Applic. 9, 129–174.Google Scholar
Klecka, W. R. (1980) Discriminant Analysis. Sage University Press. Beverly Hills, California, USA.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Kushwaha, K. S. and Singh, R. (1984) Leaffolder (LF) outbreak in Haryana, India. Int. Rice Res. Newsl. 9, 20.Google Scholar
Lim, L. L. (1962) Biology of the rice leaffolder Cnaphalocrocis medinalis Guen. B.Sc. Thesis in Entomology, College of Agriculture, University of the Philippines, Philippines.Google Scholar
Ramachandran, R. and Khan, Z. R. (1991) Feeding site selection of first-instar larvae of Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guenée) on susceptible and resistant rice plants. Entomol. Exp. Appl. (in press).CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Ramasubaiah, K., Rao, P. S., Rao, N. V. and Rao, A. G. (1980) Nature of damage and control of rice leaf roller, Cnaphalocrocis medinalis Guen. Indian J. Entomol. 42, 214–217.Google Scholar
Shepard, B. M., Khan, Z. R., Pathak, M. D. and Heinrichs, E. A. (1991) Management of insect pests of rice in Asia. In CRC Handbook of Pest Management in Agriculture (Edited by Pimentel, D.), pp. 255–278, CRC Press, Florida.Google Scholar
Waldbauer, G. P. and Marciano, A. P. (1979) Mass rearing of the rice leaffolder, Cnaphalocrocis medinalis Guenée (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). J. Entomol. Res. 3, 1–8.Google Scholar