{"id":9049,"date":"2020-07-18T13:19:20","date_gmt":"2020-07-18T07:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/?p=9049"},"modified":"2020-07-18T13:19:20","modified_gmt":"2020-07-18T07:49:20","slug":"woolly-whitefly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/woolly-whitefly\/","title":{"rendered":"Woolly Whitefly"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero-section\" data-type=\"type-1\">\n<header class=\"entry-header\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Relevance: Prelims: Environment<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/th.thgim.com\/sci-tech\/energy-and-environment\/u847e9\/article32095077.ece\/alternates\/FREE_435\/15th-Ladybird-beetle-grub-feeding-on-woolly-whitefly\" alt=\"Indigenous bugs help tackle invasive pest - The Hindu\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Why in news?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>\u2022 A team of entomologists assessed three indigenous bugs that can control the pest woolly whitefly.<\/p>\n<p><b>Key highlights:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Two types of indigenous bugs Ladybird beetles are the biological weapons against a Caribbean-origin the woolly whitefly which is the enemy of Indian fruit farmers.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 According to the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), these pests damage 30-35% of crops in the country annually.<\/p>\n<p><b>About Woolly Whitefly:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 It was first described from Jamaica in 1896 and noticed in Florida, the U.S. in 1909.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Its neo-tropical origin is found across the warmer parts of the world and also called citrus whitefly.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 This whitefly (Aleurothrixus floccosus) is invasive and polyphagous i.e. feeds on various kinds of food.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 ICAR\u2019s National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources in Bengaluru had reported the spread of the pest from the Caribbean island through transportation of infested seedlings in 2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 It has been found to attack some 20 plant families in India, exhibiting a strong preference for guava.<\/p>\n<p><b>What are Indigenous Bugs for fighting Pests?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 These indigenous predators were ladybird beetles of the Coccinellidae family and the green lacewing fly from the Neuroptera order.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 These insects have four life stages which are egg, grub, pupa and adult and they complete their life cycle in 30-40 days.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The bugs fed on the woolly whiteflies during the active grub stage for 10-12 days, consuming more of the flies as they grew.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 A tiny predator can eat 200-300 woolly whiteflies throughout its growing stage.<\/p>\n<p><b>Significance:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 In could provide relief to fruit farmers and management of exotic pests is crucial for India\u2019s farm economy, but it is important to employ economically viable and environmentally sound measures, therefore entomologists focussed on native predators for natural control of the woolly whiteflies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>For more such notes, Articles, News &amp; Views Join our Telegram Channel.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Telegram Link\" href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/triumphias\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>https:\/\/t.me\/triumphias<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Click the link below to see the details about the UPSC \u2013Civils courses offered by Triumph IAS.<\/strong> <\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" title=\"Courses available\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/pages-all-courses.php\">https:\/\/triumphias.com\/pages-all-courses.php<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Relevance: Prelims: Environment Why in news? 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