Effect of leaf characteristics of sweet gourd germplasms on the population abundance and infestation of epilachna beetle (Epilachna spp.)

• Main Authors: Afroz, Mansura, Amin, Md Ruhul, Uddin Miah, Md Ramiz, Hossain, M Mofazzal
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pusat Sistematik Serangga, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2022
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19365/1/50302-181122-1-PB.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19365/; https://ejournal.ukm.my/serangga/issue/view/1475/showToc
• Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

The phytophagous insect epilachna beetle (Epilachna spp.) is a threat to the cultivation of different cucurbit crops including sweet gourd (Cucurbita moschata). Host plant itself can influence the infestation of insect by different means. Therefore, investigations were done on the population abun...