Browsing by Author "Mallik, B."

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    Genetic diversity in Hirsutella thompsonii isolates based on random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis
    (2007) Aghajanzadeh, S.; Theertha Prasad, D.; Mallik, B.
    Hirsutella thompsonii Fisher is a host-specific fungal pathogen of the diverse group of arthropods known as the Acari. It particularly affects eriophyid mites, and the identification of its isolates is a difficult task due to its pleomorphic nature. Seven isolates of H. thompsonii var. thompsonii and H. thompsonii var. synnematosa collected from various agro-climatic regions of India were subjected to PCR analysis using random decamer primers to differentiate between them. Random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis revealed that all of the isolates from the citrus rust mite, Phyllocoptruta oleivora Ashmead (Acari: Eriophyidae), clustered together, with the exception of one, HtCRMB. The only isolate of H. thompsonii from Aceria guerreronis keifer (Acari: Eriophydae), HtPDBC, clustered separately.
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    Monitoring Emergence Pattern of Coconut Black-Headed Caterpillar Opisinaarenosella Walker (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) Using Sex Pheromone Traps
    (2013) Bhanu, K.R.M.; Chandrasekharaiah, M.; Prabhakara, M.S.; Mallik, B.; Muralidharan, K.; Chakravarthy, A.K.
    The pheromone mass trapping programme for coconut black-headed caterpillar (BHC), Opisinaarenosella Walker under development at the south eastern dry zone of Karnataka calls for a proper monitoring system. Experiments conducted at Bidadi, Nelamangala, Nittur and Thyamagondlu near Bangalore, peninsular India to establish the emergence pattern of BHC indicated that nearly six emergence peaks of moths were recorded in 18 months. The duration of emergence and non-emergence periods of moths was approximately 41 days (SD= ±3.93) and 48 days (SD= ±4.35) respectively. The maximum number of days of moth and non-moth emergence was recorded during March, April and May. The studies on emergence pattern throughout the generation indicated that the moth emergence followed a normal curve. The moth emergence pattern of BHC in four coconut gardens at Nelamangala, Thyamagondlu, Nittur and Bidadi indicated the occurrence of spatially segregated moth emergence. The present studies provided thoughtful information on flight pattern of BHC in each generation and also throughout the year. Such basic results are helpful in designing pheromone based pest control strategies.