Journal of Environmental Biology

Management of mango stem borer, Batocera rufomaculata De Geer by using ‘Arka Borer Control’- A multi-location study

S.M. Chavan¹*, P.V.R. Reddy², P. Srivastava³, G.S. Naik⁴, S. Kaur⁵, S.R. Singh⁶, H.L. Devi⁷, S. Singh⁷, S. Singh⁸, C.S. Maiti⁹, A. Kar¹⁰, V.K. Rana¹¹, S.S. Kanna¹², R.S. Kadu¹³, A. Kumar¹⁴, C. Kushwaha¹⁵, N. Akkabathula¹⁶, S.S. Lakhawat¹⁷, A.Y. Munj¹⁸, J.K. Bana¹⁹, P. Patil²⁰ and S. Priya Devi²⁰     

¹Agricultural Experimental Station, Navsari Agricultural University, Valsad-396 145, India

²Division of Crop Protection, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru-560089, India

³Department of Entomology, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Udham Singh Nagar-263 145, India

⁴Horticultural Research Station, Dr. Y.S.R. University of Horticulture, Anantharajupeta - 516 105, India

⁵M S Randhawa Fruit Research Station, Punjab Agriculture University, Hoshiarpur-795004, India

⁶Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, Central Agricultural University, Imphal-795004, India

⁷ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Tripura Centre, Lembucherra-799 210, India

⁸Department of Fruit Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana- 141004, India

⁹Department of Horticulture, SASRD, Nagaland University, Medziphema-797106, India

¹⁰Department of Entomology, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Vishvidyalay, Mohanpur-741252, India

¹¹College of Horticulture & Forestry, Dr. Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Amirpur-177001, India

¹²Horticultural College and Research Institute, Tamin Nadu Agriculture University, Periyakulam-625604, India

¹³Department of Entomology, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri-413 722, India

¹⁴Fruit Research Station, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Rewa-486 001, India

¹⁵Department of Plant Pathology, Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour-813 210, India

¹⁶Fruit Research Station, Sri Konda Laxman Telangana State Horticultural University, Sangareddy-502 001, India

¹⁷Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture & Technology, Udaipur-313001, India

¹⁸Regional Fruit Research Station, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Vengurla-416 516, India

¹⁹Department of Entomology, Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Jobner-303 329, India

²⁰AICRP-Fruits, Indian Institute Of Horticultural Research, Hessaraghatta Lake, Bengaluru-560089, India

Received: 17 July 2024                   Revised: 28 October 2024                   Accepted: 20 March 2025

*Corresponding Author Email : sachinento@gmail.com                    *ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7611-5061                     

Abstract

Aim: The mango stem borer, Batocera rufomaculata De Geer has been observed to cause an alarming in old and young orchards. ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru has developed a formulation called “Arka Borer Control” (ABC) for effective management of stem borers. The present study aimed to test the efficacy of ABC product against B. rufomaculata.

Methodology: The ABC formulation (T₁) was tested among 17 centers across the country through All India Coordinated Research Project on Fruits (AICRP-F) with other three treatments viz., pasting trunk with Bordeaux paste (BP) @ 10% + chlorpyriphos 20 % EC @ 10 ml l^-1 of BP (T₂), recommended/existing practice of the region (T₃) and untreated control (T₄) in RBD design with five replications during 2021 and 2022. Persistency of ABC product applied was also noted as supplementary observation.

Results: The application of ABC minimized the stem borer infestation (79.75 % reduction over control) with lower number of live borer hole (76.00 % reduction over control) at Gangian, Lembuchera, Ludhiana, Medziphema, Rahuri, Rewa, Sabour, Sangareddy and Udaipur centres. The product also persisted for a longer period of time.

Interpretation: In the present era of organic farming, ABC can be applied as a prophylactic measures on mango tree trunk up to height of 2.5 to 3.0 ft from ground level before the onset of rain for management of stem borer.

Key words: Arka Borer Control, Bordeaux paste, Live borer hole, Mango stem borer

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