Food consumption, utilization and reproduction of the teak defoliator, Hyblaea puera, show age specific host leaves (young, mature and senescent) preferences. The amount of food consumed, total egg output and adult longevity were maximum on young leaves reared H. puera than reared on other age of leaves. The efficiency of ingested (ECI) and digested (ECD) food were considerably reduced on senescent leaves.
1. Adams, T.S. and Gerst, J.W. (1991). The effect of pulse-feeding a protein diet on ovarian maturation, vitellogenin levels, and ecdysteroid titre in house flies. Musca domestica, maintained on sucross. Invertebr. Report. Dev., 20:49-57. https://doi.org/10.1080/07924259.1991.9672177
2. Ananthakrishnan, T.N., Sanjayan, K.P. and Suresh Kumar, N. (1985). Host plant preferences in Cyrtacanthacris ranacea (Stoll.) in some Malvaceous hosts in terms of food utilization. Proc. Indian Natl. Sci. Acad., 51:351-357.
3. A.O.A.C. (1984). Official methods of analysis. 14th Edition, Arlington V.A.
4. Bernays, E.A. (1981). Plant tannins and insect herbivores: an appraisal. Ecol. Entomol., 6:353-360. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2311.1981.tb00625.x
5. Brattsten, L.B. (1988). Potential role of plant allelochemicals in the development of insecticide resistance. In: Novel aspects of insect – plant interactions (Eds. Barbosa, P. and Letourneau, D.K.) (Wiley, New York). pp. 313-348.
6. Broadway, R.M. and Duffey, S.S. (1986). Plant proteinase inhibitors; Mechanism of action and effect on the growth and digestive physiology of larvae Heliothis zea and Spodoptera exiguua. J. Insect Physiol., 32:827-833. https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-1910(86)90097-1
7. Campbell, R.C. (1981). In: Statistics for Biologists. (Ed. II) (Cambridge University, London), 66.
8. Duncan, D.B. (1955). Multiple range and multiple ‘F’ tests. Biometrics., 11:1-42. https://doi.org/10.2307/3001478
9. Du Bois, M., Gilles, K.A., Hamilton, J.K., Rebers, P.A. and Smith, F. (1956). Calorimetric determination of sugars and related substances. Anal. Chem., 28:351-356. https://doi.org/10.1021/ac60111a017
10. Engelmann, F. (1970). The physiology of Insect Reproduction (Academic Press, New York) pp. 307.
11. Feeny, P., Rosenberry, L. and Carter, M. (1983). Chemical aspects of oviposition behavior in butterflies. In: Herbivorous insects, host-seeking behavior and mechanisms (Ed. Ahmad, S.) (Academic Press, New York) pp. 27-76. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-045580-5.50007-0
12. Folch, J., Less, M. and Sloan – Stanley, G.H. (1957). A simple method for the isolation and purification of total lipids from animal tissues. J. Biol. Chem., 226:497-506. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9258(18)64849-5
13. Hagen, K.S., Dadd, R.H. and Reese, J.C. (1984). The food of insects. In: Ecological Entomology (Eds. Huffaker, C.B. and Rabb, R.L.) (John Wiley, New York), pp. 79-112.
14. Julkunen – Tiitto, R. (1985). Phenolic constituents in the leaves of northern willows. Methods for the analysis of certain phenolics. J. agric. Food chem.., 33:213-217. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf00062a013
15. Kogan, M. (1986). Natural chemicals in plant resistance to insects. Lowa state J. Res., 60:501-527.
16. Lowry, O.H., Rosebrough, N.G., Farr, A.L. and Randall, R.G. (1951). Protein measurement with Folin phenol reagent. J. Biol. Chem., 193:265-275. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9258(19)52451-6
17. Mattson, Jr. W.J. (1980). Herbivory in relation to plant nitrogen content. Ann. Rev. Ecol. Syste., 11:119-161. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.es.11.110180.001003
18. Mattson, W.J. and Scriber, J.M. (1987). Nutritional ecology of insect folivores of woody plants; nitrogen, water, fibre and mineral considerations. In: Nutritional ecology of insects, mites, spiders and related invertebrates (Eds. Slansky, F. Jr. and Rodriquez, J.G.) (Willey, New York) pp. 105-146.
19. Moore, S. and Stein, W.H. (1948). Photometric ninhydrin method for use in the chromatography of amino acids. J. Biol. Chem., 176:367-388. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9258(18)51034-6
20. Murugan, K. and Ancy George, Sr. (1992). Feeding and nutritional influence on the growth and reproduction of Daphnis nerii (Linn.) (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae). J. Insect Physiol., 38:961-967. https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-1910(92)90004-W
21. Murugan, K., Senthamilselvi, S. and Chitra, T. (1992). Influence of leaf age on feeding and food utilization in Orthacris maindroni (Wingless grasshopper) (Orthoptera: Acrididae). Uttar Pradesh J. Zool., 12(2):147-153.
22. Raupp, M.J. (1985). Effects of leaf toughness on mandibular wear of the leaf beetle, Plagiodera versicolora. Ecol. Entomol., 10:73-79. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2311.1985.tb00536.x
23. Reese, J.C, (1979). Interactions of allelochemicals with nutrients in herbivore food. In: Herbivores: their interaction with secondary plant metabolites (Eds. Rosenthal, G.A. and Janzen, D.H.) (Academic Press, New York) pp. 309-330.
24. Reese, J.C. and Schmidt, D.J. (1986). Physiological aspects of plant-insect interactions. Low state J. Res., 60:545-567.
25. Rhoades, D.F. and Cates, R.g. (1975). Toward a general theory of plant antiherbivorer chemistry. In: Biochemical aspects of plant and animal coevolution (Ed.J.B. Harbons) (Academic Press, New York) pp. 168-213. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-2646-5_4
26. Scriber, J.M. and Slansky, F. Jr. (1981). The nutritional ecology of immature insects. Ann. Rev. Ent., 26:183-211. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.en.26.010181.001151
27. Scriber, J.M. (1984). Host plant suitability. In: Chemical Ecology of Insects (Eds. W.J. Bell and Carde R.T.) (Chapman and Hall, London) pp. 160. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3368-3_7
28. Scriber, J.M. (1988). Tale of the tiger: biogeography, bionominal classification and breakfast choices in the Papilio glaucus complex of butterflies. In: Chemical mediation of coevolution (Ed. Spencer, K.C.) (Academic Press, New York) pp. 241-301. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-656855-4.50012-7
29. Slansky, F. Jr. and Scriber, J.M. (1985). Food consumption and utilization. In: Comprehensive Insect Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology (Eds. Kerkut, G.A. and Gilbert, L.I.), (Pergamon Press, Oxford), 4:87-163. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-030805-0.50009-2
30. Slansky, F. Jr. (1985). Food utilization by insects; Interpretation of observed differences between dry weight and energy efficiencies. Entomol. Exp. Appl., 39:47-60. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1570-7458.1985.tb03542.x
31. Slansky, F. Jr. (1992). Allelochemical Nutrient Interactions in Herbivore Nutritional Ecology. In: Herbivores: Their Interactions with secondary plant Metabolites, 2E volume II; Evolutionary and Ecological Process. (Ed. Rosenthal, G.A.) (Academic Press, Sandiego) pp. 135-174. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-092545-5.50009-2
32. Timmins, W.A., Bellward, K., Stamp, A.J. and Reynoids, S.E. (1988). Food inake, conversion efficiency and feeding behavior of tobacco hornworm caterpillars given artificial diets of varying nutrient and water content. Physiol. Entomol., 13:303-314. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3032.1988.tb00482.x
33. Vogel, I.A. (1963). Determination of nitrogen by Kjeldahl’s method: In: A textbook of quantitative elementary instrumental analysis (Ed. Osner) (Hawk’s physiological chemistry), (Longman, London) pp. 256-257.
34. Waldbauer, G.P. (1968). The consumption and utilization of food by insects. Adv. Insect Physiol., 5. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0065-2806(08)60230-1
Murugan, K. and Senthil Kumar, N., 1996. Host Plant Biochemical Diversity, Feeding, Growth and Reproduction of Teak Defoliator Hyblaea puera (Cramer) (Lepidoptera: Hyblaeidae). Indian Journal of Forestry, 19(3), pp.253-257. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-1996-9L1C9H
Manuscript Published on 01 September 1996
Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content: