Annotated Bibliography of Diamondback Moth - part

Gener alI
0012. Anonymous. 1971. Outbreaks and new records. FAO Plant
Prot. Bull. 19:89-92.
J. C. Gupta reports (p. 89) thft an outbreak of Plut,]-­
]a xy.vlostella (L.) (maculipennis (Curt.)) occurred in March-
May 1970 at Kumas i , Ghana. Caul i flower and cabbage at an experimental
farm were severely damaged, and okra (Hibiscus
culcnt us) was also attacked. Tomato and egg-plant (Solanum
melongona) were not infested. Al though the moth has been recorded
from many cult ivated and wi l( cruc iferois crops and a
wide variety of other vegetables, this is thought to be the
first record of' an infestatin on okra. [IhAEJ
0013. Anonymous. 1977. Annt,' I Report of the Research Branch
197i-1972. Department of Agriculture, Lusaka, Zambia, 287 pp.
This report on agricultural research in Zambia includes
a section on entomology (pp. 200-216). In this, notes on advisory
work in relation to the incidence of' arthropo ds on
maize, cottion, sugarcane, tobacco, potato, fruit (especially
guava antn avoca(o) and vegetab Les (especially cabbage ard
cucurbits;) are followed by records of new or unusual pests
and a rev iew of invest igat ions on the chemical control of
pests of tobacco, maize, lettuce, and cabbage and on the biolog
ical cont ro I of Phthorimctea operculella ( Ze I I. ), Gnorimoschema
operculella), Plut/la x.vloste.1a (I..), Aculops lycopers
ici (Massee) ( VaIsoates Iycopr-sici) and citrus red scale
[Aonidiella aurantii (Mask.) ] and the weeds La,,tiinu c maar,
Eichhornia crassipes and Siilvinia auricuiatol. Other notes on
arthropods of agricultural importance are to be found elsewhere
in the report, especially in the sections dealing with
the different crops, including cotton and tobacco. [RAE]
0014. Anonymous. 1978. Summer and autumn cabbage. Hlorticulture
- Vegetable - General No. 24, Ministry of Agriculture,
Fisheries, and Food, United Kingdom. 16 pp.
This general leafiet on the cultivation of summer and
autumn crops of cabbage in the UK contains a section on pests
and diseases. Some of the most important insect pests are
flea beeltes (Phyllotre.ta spp.), which cause damage to the
emerging seedlings that can, however, be prevented by means
o. a seed dressing incorporating 1IIC (CH). Other pests attacking
the crop are cabbage caterpillars (Mamestra brassicne
(,.), Plutella xylostel! (L.), Noctun pronuba (L.), vergestis
fort i calis (L.), Artogeia rapae (L), Pieris brossicae
L. ) , and A. nfapi (L. )) , cabbage root fly (Delia brossicae
(Wied. )) , turnip gfl I weevi l (Ceutorh.ynchus pleurostigma
(Marsham)), and cabbage aphi d (lrevicoryvne brassicae (L. ));
directiors for the control of these pests are contained in
MAFF Advisory Leaflets. [HAE]
0015. Anonymous. 1982. Fodder root crops. Leaflet No. 591.
Ministry of' Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food, London, U. K.
12 pp.
This revised leaflet on the cultivation of fodder root
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