Feeding Preferences of Red Pumpkin Beetle, Aulacophora foveicollis Lucas (Chrysomelidae: Coleoptera) on Different Cucurbit Cultivars
Ahmad, M., Afzal, M., Ullah, M., Mehmood, N., Ali, S., Arshad, M., Raza, A. (2020). Feeding Preferences of Red Pumpkin Beetle, Aulacophora foveicollis Lucas (Chrysomelidae: Coleoptera) on Different Cucurbit Cultivars. EKB Journal Management System, 13(2), 295-303. doi: 10.21608/eajbsa.2020.98481
Muhammad Hannan Ahmad; Muhammad Afzal; Muhammad Irfan Ullah; Naunain Mehmood; Sajjad Ali; Muhammad Arshad; Abu Bakar Muhammad Raza. "Feeding Preferences of Red Pumpkin Beetle, Aulacophora foveicollis Lucas (Chrysomelidae: Coleoptera) on Different Cucurbit Cultivars". EKB Journal Management System, 13, 2, 2020, 295-303. doi: 10.21608/eajbsa.2020.98481
Ahmad, M., Afzal, M., Ullah, M., Mehmood, N., Ali, S., Arshad, M., Raza, A. (2020). 'Feeding Preferences of Red Pumpkin Beetle, Aulacophora foveicollis Lucas (Chrysomelidae: Coleoptera) on Different Cucurbit Cultivars', EKB Journal Management System, 13(2), pp. 295-303. doi: 10.21608/eajbsa.2020.98481
Ahmad, M., Afzal, M., Ullah, M., Mehmood, N., Ali, S., Arshad, M., Raza, A. Feeding Preferences of Red Pumpkin Beetle, Aulacophora foveicollis Lucas (Chrysomelidae: Coleoptera) on Different Cucurbit Cultivars. EKB Journal Management System, 2020; 13(2): 295-303. doi: 10.21608/eajbsa.2020.98481

Feeding Preferences of Red Pumpkin Beetle, Aulacophora foveicollis Lucas (Chrysomelidae: Coleoptera) on Different Cucurbit Cultivars

Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. A, Entomology
Article 22, Volume 13, Issue 2, June 2020, Page 295-303  XML PDF (474.53 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/eajbsa.2020.98481
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Authors
Muhammad Hannan Ahmad1; Muhammad Afzal1; Muhammad Irfan Ullahorcid 2; Naunain Mehmood3; Sajjad Ali4; Muhammad Arshad1; Abu Bakar Muhammad Raza1
1Department of Entomology, University of Sargodha,40100 Sargodha
2Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Sargodha Pakistan
3Department of Zoology, University of Sargodha, 40100 Sargodha
4Department of Entomology, The Islamia University, Bahawalpur
Abstract
              Red pumpkin beetle (RPB) is one of the most notorious insect pest and a serious threat to all cucurbits. Five cultivars of cucurbits, Cucumis sativus L., Momordica charantia L., Luffa acutangula L., Cucurbita pepo L. and Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) were tested for feeding preferences of RPB for two years. All the cultivars of cucurbits were highly infested in their foliage and flowers resulting in a decline of yield. High RPB infestation was recorded in 2015 compared to 2014. The average population per ten leaves was high in pumpkin and cucumber but low in bitter gourd. Overall data showed that pumpkin was highly preferred cultivar followed by cucumber, watermelon, ridge gourd and bitter gourd. In no choice test, the highest reduction in the leaf area was recorded in pumpkin followed by ridge gourd, cucumber, bitter gourd and water melon. Therefore, appropriate control measure may be taken into consideration as per susceptibility of the host to reduce RPB infestation. Our studies have shown that bitter gourd was the least preferred cultivar, thus, planting bitter gourd as companion crop as borders or in mix cultivation could safeguard other cucurbits.
Keywords
Red pumpkin beetle; Pumpkin; Cucumber; Bitter gourd; Ridge gourd; Water melon
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