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- Title
An outbreak of pine lappet moth, Kunugia latipennis, in mid-altitude hills of Meghalaya state, India.
- Authors
Firake, D.; Behere, G.; Firake, P.; Thakur, N.; Dubal, Z.
- Abstract
The pine lappet moth, Kunugia latipennis Walker (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae), is the major insect pest of pines found in the northeastern hilly region of India. Recently, an outbreak of lappet moths was observed in the mid-altitude hills of Meghalaya during May-June 2011. In this report, attempts are made to describe a recent outbreak of K. latipennis in the region. Females were found to be highly fecund and have the potential to cause severe damage to the pine forest. Incubation and pupal period were found to be 8 ± 0.2 days and 16.1 ± 0.3 days, respectively. However, many natural regulatory factors were observed during the course of time, which had substantial impact on their survival: these include mainly extreme weather fluctuations and natural enemies. Moths were found to be positively phototrophic; therefore, light traps could be the best option to manage the outbreak.
- Subjects
MEGHALAYA (India); INDIA; PINE; MOTHS; LEPIDOPTERA; LASIOCAMPIDAE; INSECT traps
- Publication
Phytoparasitica, 2012, Vol 40, Issue 3, p231
- ISSN
0334-2123
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12600-012-0228-2