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All India Coordinated Research Project on Biological Control of Crop Pests and Weeds
The State Scheme on “Biological Control of Bollworms on Cotton, Borers on Sugarcane, Paddy and Other Important Cultivated Crops of Maharashtra” (Non-plan) was started in 1962. Through survey and collection of indigenous Natural Enemies (NEs) of important crop pests, 335 species of parasites and predators have been recorded and exotic parasites and predators were obtained through the Commonwealth Institute of Biological Control (CIBC) and Biological Control Centre (BCC), Bangalore for testing their effectiveness in the biosuppression of important crop pests like cotton bollworms, sugarcane and paddy stem borers, potato tuber moth and other major pests of vegetables and fruit crops.
The All India Coordinated Research Project on Biological Control of Crop Pests and Weeds started functioning from 1990-91 with the principal mandate ‘Biological control of potato pests’. Then, this centre was supported by the Project Directorate of Biological Control (PDBC), Bangalore and the technical programme finalized in the Annual Biocontrol Workers’ Group Meeting and the Research Review Committee of the University is being executed.
? Biological suppression of tuber moth by release of Copidosoma koehleri in potato field and storage conditions.
? Management of Helicoverpa armigera by integrated use of Trichogramma pretiosum and HaNPV in tomato.
? Integrated management of diamond back moth with the use of Trichogrammatoidea bactrae and Bacillus thuringiensis in cabbage.
? Biological control of early shoot borer by release of Trichogramma chilonis in sugarcane.
? Control of sugarcane pyrilla by field release and conservation of Epiricania melanoleuca.
? Developed field release and mass production technique of predatory Dipha aphidivora against sugarcane woolly aphids.
? Surveyed and identified alternate hosts of sugarcane woolly aphids.
? Biological suppression of paddy stem borer and leaf folder with Trichogramma japonicum and T. chilonis.
? Biological control of mealy bugs in grapes, guava and custard apple with field release of Australian lady bird beetles, Cryptolaemus montrouzieri.
? Biological control of spiraling white fly with inoculative release of Encarsia guadeloupae in guava and pomegranate.
? Biological suppression of sucking pests (thrips, mites) on Capsicum, rose and carnation in polyhouse.
? Developed and demonstrated Bio-intensive Pest Management (BIPM) strategies for Bt-cotton.
? Developed and demonstrated BIPM module for potato pests.
? Developed and demonstrated BIPM module for tomato pests.
? Biological control of parthenium weed by inoculative release of Zygograma bicolorata.
? Biological control of water hyacinth with the release of predatory weevils Neochetina eichhorni, N. bruchi and mite Orthogalumna terebrantis.
