Scope for Managing Age-Structured Populations of The Coconut Black Headed Caterpillar, Opisina Arenosella (Walker) Using Sex Pheromones
Author:
Y. B. Srinivasa1, K. Muralimohan1,2
Total Page Count: 4
DOI:
Page Number: 89 to 92
1Institute of Wood Science and Technology, P.O. Malleswaram, Bangalore, 560 003, India.
2Department of Agricultural Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKYK, Bangalore, 560065, India.
Abstract
The coconut black headed caterpillar, Opisina arenosella (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae), is a serious pest of coconut in India. Currently available options for managing this pest revolve mostly around aliificial releases of natural enemies and insecticide treatments. In this paper, an attempt is made to elucidate scope for utilizing sex pheromones in pest management of any tropical multivoltine insect with discrete generations taking 0. arenosela as a case study.
Keywords
Coconut black headed caterpillar, Opisin([arenosella, pheromones
