First record of Parotis marginata Hampson (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) on Alastonia scholaris (Apocynaceae) in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.64171/JAE.6.2.39-42Keywords:
Parotis marginata, Alstonia scholaris, Seasonal incidence, ApocynaceaeAbstract
A field study was conducted in the Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh to monitor the insect pests affecting the Alstonia scholaris plant during the years 2023 to 2024. The study revealed that Parotis marginata, known as the Alstonia leaf folder, is a serious pest of Alstonia scholaris in Saharanpur, which is recorded in this region for the first time. The study indicated variations in moth abundance throughout the seasons, emphasizing the possible influence of environmental factors (temperature, rainfall, and humidity) on the occurrence of this pest. The pest was first observed in June and remained active until December. A higher population of P. marginata was noted in August and September, while the lowest populations were recorded in June and December. The larval population of P. marginata, its seasonal occurrence, and the percentage of damage to the host plants varied slightly during both years.
References
Seni A. Effect of weather parameters on the incidence of Parotis marginata (Hampson) (Crambidae: Lepidoptera): an emerging threat to crape jasmine, Tabernaemontana divaricata (L.). J Agrometeorol. 2020;22(2):212-4.
Baksha MW. Some major forest insect pests of Bangladesh and their control. Bull For Entomol Ser For Res Inst Chittagong. 1990;1:19.
Pasayat B, Tripathy MK. Biology of psyllid, Pauropsylla tuberculata Crawford infesting the devil tree Alstonia scholaris (L.) R.Br. studied at Bhubaneswar, Odisha. J Entomol Zool Stud. 2020;8(2):282-6.
Chattopadhyay S. Incidence of Alstonia leaf folder, Parotis marginata (Hampson) [Lepidoptera: Pyralidae] in Ranchi, Jharkhand. J Interacademicia. 2017;17(3):599-600.
Ghirtlahre SK, Awasthi AK, Nirala YPS, Sahu CM. New record of grass moth, Parotis marginata Hampson (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) on sapota, Achras sapota L. Trends Biosci. 2015;8(9):2463.
Ghorpade BR, Patil SP. Insect pests recorded on forest trees in the Konkan region of Maharashtra State, India. Indian J For. 1999;14(3):245-6.
Jatishwor SI, Meenakshi SC, Karma W. Taxonomic review of the superfamily Pyraloidea in Bhutan (Lepidoptera). J Asia Pac Biodivers. 2016;9:355-82.
Kirti JS, Singh N, Singh H. Inventory of subfamily Pyraustinae (Crambidae: Lepidoptera) from Sikkim. J Entomol Zool Stud. 2016;4(6):700-5.
Khyade MS, Kasote DM, Vaikos NP. Alstonia scholaris (L.) R. Br. and Alstonia macrophylla Wall. ex G. Don: a comparative review on traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology. J Ethnopharmacol. 2014;153:1-18.
Dabhi MV, Bhatt NA. First record of Parotis marginata (Hampson) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on tagar, Tabernaemontana divaricata (Apocynaceae) at Anand, Gujarat, India. 2019.
Shafiq M, Iqbal MZ. Effects of automobile pollution on the phenology and periodicity of some roadside plants. Pak J Bot. 2003;35(5):931-8.
Mathew P, Anand S, Sivasankaran K, Ignacimuthu S. The moths (Lepidoptera: Heterocera) of Vagamon Hills (Western Ghats), Idukki District, Kerala, India. Int J Entomol Res. 2018;3(2):114-20.
Mitra B, Shah SK, Das SK, Mukherjee P, Chakraborty K, Mukhopadhyay D. First report on insect faunal diversity from the mangrove ecosystem of Diu, Union Territories of India. Int J Entomol Res. 2017;2(5):76-8.
Rathikannu S, Chitra N. Preliminary report on crambid moths (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) from different places in Tamil Nadu. J Entomol Zool Stud. 2017;5(6):778-81.
