Introduction corcyra cephalonica commonly called as rice meal moth or rice moth is a pest of stored foods, viz. Responses of corcyra cephalonica stainton to pirimiphosmethyl, spinosad, and combinations of pirimiphosmethyl and synergized pyrethrins field control failures with pirimiphosmethyl against the rice moth, corcyra cephalonica stainton, in weslaco, texas, usa, led us to investigate the. The corinthcorcyra war of 435431 bc began as a dispute between corinth and her colony corcyra, but the athenians were soon dragged into the conflict, and it contributed to the outbreak of the great peloponnesian war the corinthcorcyra war was partly the result of the longstanding hostility between corinth and corcyra. Some aspects of the biology and control using botanicals of the rice moth, corcyra cephalonica stainton. Chrysopids biology on corcyra cephalonica and feeding potential on different host insects. Hence the impact of andrographolide was evaluated during the pupal adult transformation in the rice mouth c. Pyralidae as a laboratory model reared lepidopteran. Effect of different diets on the biology of rice moth, corcyra. Full text of the rice moth corcyra cephalonica stainton. The rice moth corcyra cephalonica is a moth of the family pyralidae.
The stock culture of corcyra cephalonica was procured from centre for biological control, niphm, hyderabad and the experiment was done at controlled conditions i. Cloves showed the greatest potential of 20 species of spices, six cut flowers and six shade trees evaluated for control of c. Wheat flour samples were artificially infested with corcyra cephalonica, ephestia kuehniella. Corcyra article about corcyra by the free dictionary. Its caterpillars feed on dry plantstuffs such as seeds, including cereals e. In the larva of corcyra cephalonica stainton the six malpighian tubules are cryptonephric. Selecting trichogramma parasitoids 319 laboratory glass tube test methods the host preference of trichogramma was tested by offering the parasitoid the choice between eggs of dbm and c. Corcyra cephalonica on spikelets and kernels of triticum monococcum, t. Selection of effective species or strains of parasitoids. A theoretical study on the sexpheromones of the rice moth.
Corcyra synonyms, corcyra pronunciation, corcyra translation, english dictionary definition of corcyra. Aphomia cephalonica stainton, 1866 was formerly in the genus corcyra in leraut 2014. Biology and morphometric of rice moth corcyra cephalonica. It is found in hawaii and occasionally in some southern u. Corcyra was synonymized with aphomia in leraut 2014. Vacuum packaging of corcyra cephalonica stainton eggs to. Being terpenoid it is presumed that the andrographolide may possess properties similar to the juvenile hormone and its analogue. Responses of corcyra cephalonica stainton to pirimiphosmethyl, spinosad, and combinations of pirimiphosmethyl and synergized pyrethrins. Comparative biology ofbracon hebetor say on corcyra cephalonica stainton andopisina arenosella walker s.
It is the second largest of the ionian islands, and, including its small satellite islands. Corcyra cephalonica stainton, popularly known as the rice meal moth or the flour moth. Beginning of developmental number of triticum hatching d time d emerged adults monococcum spikelets 50. The rice moth, corcyra cephalonica stainton pyralidae, galleriinae is a major pest of stored products and quite often its population thus its harm reaches very unplesant level in subtropical countries like india that, some extensive research has been carried out about the biology of this. Biology, reaction of some groundnut varieties and efficacy of some kernel.
The eggs have a pearly luster, and have at one end usually a decided nipple, somewhat like that of certain fruits. C and 705% rh in order to assess diet performance on the biological parameters. General information about corcyra cephalonica corrce eppo global database. Assessment ofdamage by the rice moth, corcyra cephalonica. College of agriculture, navsari agricultural university, navsari 396 450, gujarat, india email. Pdf effect of edible oils against corcyra cephalonica st. Larvae before pupation wander about and leave a lot of webbing in the grains, causing excessive lumping, which reduces marketing quality of the grains. In general, ground kernels of all grains were more. The biological control of the millet head miner was initiated in 2006 baoua et al.
Influence of different diets wheat, jower, sorghum and rice of c. Tiwari department of zoology, ddu gorakhpur university gorakhpur 273009, u. Of the various foodstuffs tested, flour of pearl millet and broken grain of wheat proved the best media for the growth of this insect. Later a new genus, corcyra was erected by rogonot 1885 to accommodate this insect, the name. The larvae are dull, yellowishwhite body and a dark brown head.
Effect of methoprene on the reproductive potential of rice moth, corcyra cephalonica staint. Shinde biocontrol laboratory, department of entomology, n. Jagadish and others published biology of rice moth, corcyra cephalonica stainton on foxtail millet. Corcyra cepalonica, the rice moth is a serious pest of stored product around the world.
Pdf effects of millet, wheat, rice, and sorghum diets on. Reproduction of corcyra cephalonica reproduction of corcyra cephalonica as intermediates host was conducted 6 weeks before the mass reproduction of t. Pyralidae was determined as a circular molecular of 15,273 bp in size. Of the rice meal moth corcyra cephalonica stainton reared on. Corcyra definition of corcyra by the free dictionary. Many of the natural enemies massbred in the laboratory for use in field against crop pests are dependent on either egg or larval stages of corcyra due to the simple reason that it is easier and cheaper to. The earlier reference of this insect was made by stainton 1866, who provisionally named it melissoblaptes cephalonica giving a brief description. It is much less common on the mainland than the almond moth, ephestia cautella, which it is often misidentified. Introduction rice moth, corcyra cephalonica is being utilized in various biocontrol research, developmental and extension units for mass production of number of natural enemies 8. Organism names see more details, corcyra cephalonica corcyra cephalonica subject category. Development of the rice moth, corcyra cephalonica st. Entomopathogenic fungus, corcyra cephalonica, insecticide, ipm. The larvae are general feeders and prefer warm climates and occur commonly.
Impact of abiotic factors on the growth and development of. Each tubule is physiologically and histologically divided into the proximal, the middle, and the distal portions. Abstract the complete mitochondrial genome mitogenome of the rice moth, corcyra cephalonica stainton lepidoptera. Caterpillars cause the damage by webbing together grains and forming lump and feed from inside it. Corcyra cephalonica mass culturing at laboratory youtube. Corcyra cephalonica zoology for ias, ifos and other.
Biology of rice moth, corcyra cephalonica stainton on foxtail millet. Some aspects of the biology and control using botanicals of the rice moth, corcyra cephalonica stainton, on. Pertanika 73, 53581984 assessment ofdamage by the rice moth, corcyra cephalonica 81. L geethalakshmi, n muthukrishnan, m chandrasekaran, m. The rice meal moth, corcyra cephalonica stainton and the. Some aspects of the biology and control using botanicals of the rice. Fangneng huang, and bhadriraju subramanyam 2004 pest management science, 60 2, 191198. Effect of methoprene on the reproductive potential of rice moth,corcyra cephalonica staint. Pyralidae description the rice moth has a pale, buffbrown colour which is uniform and features no distinctive markings, the veins may appear darkened and the hind wings are almost translucent. Corcyra cephalonica corrceoverview eppo global database. A single trichogramma female 1224 hours after emergence was released in a glass tube containing 80 eggs 2 x 40 of dbm and 80 eggs 2 x 40 of. Introduction the rice meal moth, corcyra cephalonica stainton ranks first in the mass culturing of entomophagous insects due to its amenability to mass production, adaptability to varied rearing conditions and its positive influence on the progeny of the natural enemies. The biology of corcyra cephalonica stainton was studied under controlled conditions in the laboratory. The experiments were conducted from 10 th october, 20 to 10 th january, 2014 in entomology laboratory of national maize researchprogram, rampur, chitwan, nepal at 262.
Pdf the complete mitochondrial genome of the rice moth. Food grains, yeast, larva, pupa, adult, corcyra cephalonica. Responses of corcyra cephalonica stainton to pirimiphosmethyl, spinosad, and combinations of pirimiphosmethyl and synergized. Comparison of artificial diets for rearing corcyra. Gangurde international journal of plant protection, vol. The haemolymph diffuses in through the middle portion without any discrimination between metabolically useful and excretory substances. Rearing, trichogramma chilonis, host, corcyra cephalonica, diet. Biology, behavior, and pest detection on stored grain. Corcyra cephalonica is extremely variable in size, specimens which were first reared from material received from western pennsylvania being quite small, while individuals from later generations are much larger, and in some cases show markings on the forewings more dis tincth a moth is shown in plate i, a, with wings extended.
Leading to economic massproduction of corcyra cephalonica. Laboratory experiments were conducted during 1997 to study the biology and predatory potential of the green lacewing, chrysoperla carnea stephens on eggs of corcyra cephalonica stainton, earias. Oil from sweet flag acorus calamus was found to repel 10dayold larvae of c. Effect of methoprene on the reproductive potential of rice. Nutritional requirements of the larva of rice moth. Comparative biology of bracon hebetor say on corcyra. Oils from clove, cedar wood, citronella and eucalyptus were also effective. The development of the rice moth, corcyra,cephalonica in millet, sorghum, corn, wheat, padi and milled rice, both as whole. The rice moth can be considered the indianmeal moth of the tropics.
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