BIONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT OF RICE MOTH, Corcyra cephalonica (STAINTON) IN STORED GROUNDNUT
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2020
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DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY B. A. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND
Abstract
Investigations were carried out at Department of Entomology, B. A. College of
Agriculture, AAU, Anand during 2019-2020 in order to study the bionomics and
management of rice moth, Corcyra cephalonica (Stainton) in stored groundnut seeds.
The plant oils evaluated were mustard oil, sunflower oil, karanj oil, castor oil, neem oil,
coconut oil, eucalyptus oil, sesamum oil and safflower oil. Different plant powders viz.,
neem leaf powder, lantana leaf powder, custard apple leaf powder, eucalyptus leaf
powder, marigold flower powder, turmeric rhizome powder, neem seed powder, ginger
rhizome powder and garlic bulb powder were tested for their efficacy in the
management of rice moth.