Record of sorghum earhead worm Cryptoblabes gnidiella Milliere (lepidoptera: pyralidae) from Haryana

Singh, S.P. and Lodhi, G.P. (1983) Record of sorghum earhead worm Cryptoblabes gnidiella Milliere (lepidoptera: pyralidae) from Haryana. Agricultural Science Digest, 3 (2). pp. 99-100.

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Abstract

Sorghum earhead worm, identified as Cryptoblabes gnidiefla bfiliicre (Lepidoplera: Pyralidae) was recorded for the first time from Hnryana state on sorghum crop. The larvae of this pest feed on the grains. They form web out of the excreta and silken thrcads on the cobs. The number of caterpillar pep earhead of sorghum varied from 3 to 11. The larval period varied from l"2 to 20 days. Pupation tnok place inside the silken webs end pupal period was about 6 to 15 days under laboratory conditions

Item Type: Article
Author Affiliation: Forage Research Section, Haryana Agricultural University, Hissar-125004, India
Subjects: Crop Improvement
Divisions: Sorghum
Depositing User: Ms K Syamalamba
Date Deposited: 01 Mar 2012 04:55
Last Modified: 01 Mar 2012 04:55
URI: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/3356

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