Greasy cutworm (Agrotis ipsilon) and its biorational management strategies: A review

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  • Jigmet Yangchan
     Department of Animal Science, School of Life Sciences, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala – 176206, Himachal Pradesh ,IN
  • Kanika Choudhary
     Department of Animal Science, School of Life Sciences, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala – 176206, Himachal Pradesh ,IN
  • Ruchika Kumari
     Department of Animal Science, School of Life Sciences, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala – 176206, Himachal Pradesh ,IN
  • Poonam Kumari
     Department of Animal Science, School of Life Sciences, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala – 176206, Himachal Pradesh ,IN
  • Sunil Kumar
     Department of Animal Science, School of Life Sciences, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala – 176206, Himachal Pradesh ,IN

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https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/2022/32256

Keywords:

Biorational compounds, cutworm, management, pest, polyphagous

Abstract

Agrotis ipsilon (Lepidoptera:Noctuidae) known as greasy cutworm is an important destructive polyphagous pest of many crops distributed throughout the world. Larvae are polyphagous with a wide and diverse host range, as a result of which they cause extensive damage to a wide range of agricultural and horticultural crops, mainly at the seedling stage. Insecticide resistance has grown as a result of the widespread and arbitrary use of pesticides, and pesticide residues have accumulated in food. There is a growing need for new pest management strategies to limit the threat to humans, the environment, and non-target organisms as a result of these pests. This review encompasses the use of biorational compounds for the management of this pest. It could offer a broad perspective to direct the search for novel pesticidal tactics against A. ipsilon that are focused on environmental sustainability.

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Jigmet Yangchan, Department of Animal Science, School of Life Sciences, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala – 176206, Himachal Pradesh

PhD Scholar, Department of Animal Science, School of Life Sciences,

Shahpur campus, Kangra-176206, Himachal Pradesh, India, 

 

Kanika Choudhary, Department of Animal Science, School of Life Sciences, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala – 176206, Himachal Pradesh

PhD Scholar, Department of Animal Science, School of Life Sciences,

Shahpur campus, Kangra-176206, Himachal Pradesh, India,

Ruchika Kumari, Department of Animal Science, School of Life Sciences, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala – 176206, Himachal Pradesh

PhD Scholar, Department of Animal Science, School of Life Sciences,

Shahpur campus, Kangra-176206, Himachal Pradesh, India,

Poonam Kumari, Department of Animal Science, School of Life Sciences, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala – 176206, Himachal Pradesh

PhD Scholar, Department of Animal Science, School of Life Sciences,

Shahpur campus, Kangra- 176206, Himachal Pradesh, India

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2023-06-14

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Yangchan, J., Choudhary, K., Kumari, R., Kumari, P., & Kumar, S. (2023). Greasy cutworm (<i>Agrotis ipsilon</i>) and its biorational management strategies: A review. Journal of Biological Control, 36(2&amp;3), 94–100. https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/2022/32256

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