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Pearl Millet Entomology<br />

Insect Pests of Pearl Millet in Rajasthan<br />

(Insectes ravageurs du mil au Rajasthan)<br />

S.K. Verma<br />

Entomologist, Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur, Rajasthan 342 003, India<br />

Pests recorded on pearl millet in Rajasthan, are mostly minor, except white grubs, red hairy caterpillars, leaf<br />

weevils, leaf rollers, rutelid beetles and sometimes, earworms.<br />

Among root feeders, Holotrichia consanguinea B1. is the most dominant and important white grub. The<br />

presence of H. reynaudi (Bren) is not confirmed. Aethus laticollis Wagner is reportedly becoming a major pest.<br />

Myllocerus maculosus Desb. is a regular moderately severe foliar pest throughout Rajasthan. The red hairy<br />

caterpillar, Amsacta moorei Butler, causes heavy losses in young crops but it has not appeared in large<br />

numbers after 1979. Marasmia trapezalis Guenn. is usually a moderately severe leaf roller in good rainfall<br />

years. Mirid, lygaeid and delphacid bugs are minor pests. Shootfly, Atherigona approximata Mall., though<br />

reported, is generally absent on pearl millet.<br />

Autoba silicula (Swin.) and Heliothis armigera (Hb.) feed on ripening grains. Rhinyptia spp. beetles are<br />

important pests on milky grains of pearl millet. Maggots of Anacamptoneurum obliquum Becker breed in and<br />

damage grain in pearl millet heads.<br />

Rhizopertha dominica Fab. and Tribolium castaneum Herbst. are the principal storage pests of pearl millet<br />

grain.<br />

Orius sp. (Anthocoridae, Hemiptera) are predators of thrips and Exorista xanthaspis Wied (Tachinidae:-<br />

Diptera) is recorded as a larval parasite of Amsacta moorei Butl.<br />

Insect Pests of Pearl Millet in Peninsular India<br />

(Insectes ravageurs du mil dans la peninsule indienne)<br />

T.K. Murti<br />

Entomologist, All India Coordinated Millets Improvement Project ( A I C M I P ) , College of Agriculture,<br />

Shivajinagar, Pune, Maharashtra 411 005, India<br />

Pearl Millet in India is attacked by a few insect pests which are of local or endemic importance. In peninsular<br />

India, the shoot fly (Atherigona approximata Mall.), stem borer (Chilo partellus S.) and white grubs<br />

(Holotrichia spp.) are the key pests. The research findings on various aspects of the key pests carried out under<br />

the A l l India Coordinated Millets Improvement Project ( A I C M I P ) are summarized.<br />

Seasonal activity of the shoot fly indicated that the fly breeds practically throughout the year and is at its<br />

peak during July to September.<br />

In studies of resistance sources to shoot fly and stem borer, 31 and 36 lines respectively were selected as less<br />

suceptible, of which populations coded by A I C M I P as MP 9, 15, 16, 19, 35, 47, 53, and 63, and WC-C75 and<br />

PSB 3 showed resistance to both the pests. Seven accessions from the ICRISAT Genetic Resources Unit and<br />

27 lines had also shown resistance to white grubs and grey weevils, respectively, in similar studies.<br />

Genetics of pest resistance indicated a greater role of dominance for shoot fly resistance. In addition,<br />

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