• Source: Dudua aprobola

Dudua aprobola, the mango flower webworm or litchi leaf roller, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. The species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1886. It is a pest on several economically important crops.




Distribution


It is found in Taiwan, Japan, the Seychelles, Nepal, India, the Chagos Archipelago, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, western Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Bali, Brunei, Kalimantan, the Philippines, Sulawesi, Buru, Ambon, New Guinea, the D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Australia, the Admiralty Islands, New Ireland, the Caroline Islands, the Gilbert Islands, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Réunion, Malawi and Rwanda.




Description


Adult wingspan is about 19 mm.




Larval food plants


Anacardium sp.
Arachis hypogaea
Bidens pilosa
Calophyllum inophyllum
Cassia tora
Dahlia sp.
Eucalyptus sp.
Eugenia jambos
Ficus sp.
Flemingia macrophylla
Lagerstroemia speciosa
Lagerstroemia sp.
Lantana camara
Litchi chinensis
Loranthus sp.
Mangifera indica
Metrosideros collina
Metrosideros villosa
Nephelium litchi
Plumbago zeylanica
Polyalthia longifolia
Psidium guajava
Rosa sp.
Salix tetrasperma
Schleichera trijuga




Control and management


Adults and caterpillars can be controlled by hand picking and pruning. Egg and larval parasitoids are also effective. Pesticides and use of Bacillus thuringiensis extracts are effective against caterpillars.




References






External links



Eurasian Tortricidae
Prevalence of some threatening pests and disease of Litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) in Bihar state of India
Field efficacy of insecticides and integrated pest management modules against litchi leaf roller, Dudua aprobola
Diversity and economic status of Lepidopteran insect-pest on two major varieties of mango
Development of chemical control against the leaf webber, Dudua aprobola (Meyr.) on litchi

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Daftar ngengat Taiwan
• Dudua aprobola
• Dudua
• List of Lepidoptera of Fiji
• List of moths of the Maldives
• List of Lepidoptera of the Chagos Archipelago
• List of Lepidoptera of the Cook Islands
• List of moths of Sri Lanka
• List of moths of Taiwan
• List of moths of Réunion
• List of moths of Japan (Zygaenoidea-Tortricoidea)