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Biology and control of the groundnut leafminer, Aproaerema modicella (Deventer) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)

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Title Biology and control of the groundnut leafminer, Aproaerema modicella (Deventer) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)
 
Creator Shanower, T G
Wightman, J A
Gutierrez, A P
 
Subject Groundnut
 
Description The groundnut leafminer, Aproaerema modicella (Deventer) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), is an important pest of several legume crops in South and South-East Asia. For groundnut, yield losses of >50% have been reported. In addition to groundnut and soybean (the main crops attacked), 12 alternative host plants have been reported. A. modicella is present throughout the region, although it has been studied most intensively in India and Thailand. Research conducted over the past 10 years has provided a good understanding of the biology, life cycle and natural enemies of this pest. Research on management has focused on chemical control. This paper reviews the literature on the host plants, distribution, biology and control of A. modicella, emphasizing research reported since 1980. Aspects of A. modicella ecology that need further study are also indicated.
 
Publisher Elsevier
 
Date 1993
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/3127/1/JA_1385.pdf
Shanower, T G and Wightman, J A and Gutierrez, A P (1993) Biology and control of the groundnut leafminer, Aproaerema modicella (Deventer) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Crop Protection, 12 (1). pp. 3-10. ISSN 0261-2194