Life cycle of oil palm bunch moth, Tirathaba mundella walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) reared under laboratory conditions on artificial diet
Tirathaba mundella Walker is an important pest in many oil palm plantations especially those established on peatland. The life cycle of T. mundella has not been described in detail despite its economic importance. This study aimed to describe the bionomic characteristics of T. mundella, rearing on a...
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| author | Su, Chong Ming King, Patricia Jie Hung Tan, Calvin Zhe Khai Kwan, Yee Ming Ab Aziz, Zakri Fitri Bong, Joseph Choon Fah Ong, Kian Huat |
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| description | Tirathaba mundella Walker is an important pest in many oil palm plantations especially those established on peatland. The life cycle of T. mundella has not been described in detail despite its economic importance. This study aimed to describe the bionomic characteristics of T. mundella, rearing on an artificial diet, at 25 oC. The duration of a complete metamorphosis cycle of T. mundella was about 51.63 ± 3.80 days. The incubation period was the shortest (3.33 ± 0.80 days.), The most detrimental stage of the pest to oil palm is at larval stage, which took 33.90 ± 2.60 days before pupating. The pupal period took about 5 to 11 days with a mean ± SD period of 8.53 ± 1.48 days. The average of the adult’s longevity was about 6.05 ± 1.81 days. There is no statistical difference between the duration of male and female longevity. Adult male and female moths reared in captivity feeded with 10% sucrose solution would mate readily and produce fertile eggs. The mean preoviposition period were 4 days. Successful of rearing T. mundella using artificial diet under laboratory conditions promises laboratory assessment for pesticide development which is less tedious and time consuming than conventional field experiments. |
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| spelling | upm-812222021-09-27T10:18:11Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/81222/ Life cycle of oil palm bunch moth, Tirathaba mundella walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) reared under laboratory conditions on artificial diet Su, Chong Ming King, Patricia Jie Hung Tan, Calvin Zhe Khai Kwan, Yee Ming Ab Aziz, Zakri Fitri Bong, Joseph Choon Fah Ong, Kian Huat Tirathaba mundella Walker is an important pest in many oil palm plantations especially those established on peatland. The life cycle of T. mundella has not been described in detail despite its economic importance. This study aimed to describe the bionomic characteristics of T. mundella, rearing on an artificial diet, at 25 oC. The duration of a complete metamorphosis cycle of T. mundella was about 51.63 ± 3.80 days. The incubation period was the shortest (3.33 ± 0.80 days.), The most detrimental stage of the pest to oil palm is at larval stage, which took 33.90 ± 2.60 days before pupating. The pupal period took about 5 to 11 days with a mean ± SD period of 8.53 ± 1.48 days. The average of the adult’s longevity was about 6.05 ± 1.81 days. There is no statistical difference between the duration of male and female longevity. Adult male and female moths reared in captivity feeded with 10% sucrose solution would mate readily and produce fertile eggs. The mean preoviposition period were 4 days. Successful of rearing T. mundella using artificial diet under laboratory conditions promises laboratory assessment for pesticide development which is less tedious and time consuming than conventional field experiments. Academic Publications 2019-01-01 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/81222/1/Life%20cycle%20of%20oil%20palm%20.pdf Su, Chong Ming and King, Patricia Jie Hung and Tan, Calvin Zhe Khai and Kwan, Yee Ming and Ab Aziz, Zakri Fitri and Bong, Joseph Choon Fah and Ong, Kian Huat (2019) Life cycle of oil palm bunch moth, Tirathaba mundella walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) reared under laboratory conditions on artificial diet. International Journal of Biology Sciences, 1 (2). pp. 6-11. ISSN 2664-9926; ESSN: 2664-9934 http://www.biologyjournal.net/archives/2019/vol1/issue1/1-1-13 |
| spellingShingle | Su, Chong Ming King, Patricia Jie Hung Tan, Calvin Zhe Khai Kwan, Yee Ming Ab Aziz, Zakri Fitri Bong, Joseph Choon Fah Ong, Kian Huat Life cycle of oil palm bunch moth, Tirathaba mundella walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) reared under laboratory conditions on artificial diet |
| title | Life cycle of oil palm bunch moth, Tirathaba mundella walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) reared under laboratory conditions on artificial diet |
| title_full | Life cycle of oil palm bunch moth, Tirathaba mundella walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) reared under laboratory conditions on artificial diet |
| title_fullStr | Life cycle of oil palm bunch moth, Tirathaba mundella walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) reared under laboratory conditions on artificial diet |
| title_full_unstemmed | Life cycle of oil palm bunch moth, Tirathaba mundella walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) reared under laboratory conditions on artificial diet |
| title_short | Life cycle of oil palm bunch moth, Tirathaba mundella walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) reared under laboratory conditions on artificial diet |
| title_sort | life cycle of oil palm bunch moth, tirathaba mundella walker (lepidoptera: pyralidae) reared under laboratory conditions on artificial diet |
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