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    FACTSHEETS FOR FARMERS

    Created in Bangladesh, September 2013 www.plantwise.org

    Red pumpkin beetle


    Recognize the problem Red pumpkin beetle. (Photo by
    NBAIR)
    The adult is almost rectangular, shiny and orangey red. Its eggs are yellow and
    can be seen on the soil at the base of the plant. The fully grown young grub is
    white and legless. The pupa is found enclosed within a waterproof cocoon in
    the soil. Adult beetles feed voraciously on leaves, making irregular holes in the
    leaf lamina. The red pumpkin beetle (RPB) prefers to feed on young leaves
    (cotyledon stage) and so sometimes, it becomes very difficult to raise
    seedlings. The adult insect also feeds on the leaves of fully grown plants by
    scraping off the chlorophyll and giving the leaves a net-like appearance. The
    attacked plants may wither away, making it necessary to re-sow the crop. The
    larvae also cause damage by feeding on leaves and fruits in contact with the
    soil and by boring into the roots and stem underground. These damaged roots
    and stems may rot due to infection by saprophytic fungi. Young and small
    fruits of the infested creepers may dry up, while the bigger and mature fruits
    become unfit for human consumption.
    Background
    RPB is a serious pest of cucurbitaceous plants, except bitter gourd, which is
    favoured by the Epilachna beetle. The maximum damage is done when the
    crop is in the cotyledon stage. The first generation of beetles is therefore more
    injurious than the subsequent generations.
    Management
    • Always keep the field clean
    • Sow early so that the plant passes the cotyledon stage by the time the
    beetles become active
    • Seedlings can be saved by covering with a mosquito net
    • Apply dry ash to the plants.
    • Keep the field free of alternate host weeds, such as other cucurbits
    • Collect adult insects from the infested leaves and kill them
    • Deep ploughing of soil is recommended to expose the soil borne pests
    and hibernating stage of defoliators during the summer
    • Using neem oil cake in the soil has been reported to kill the pest larvae
    • The pest can be killed by spraying fenitrothion (e.g. Sumithion) or
    malathion 50EC @ 500 ml/hectare. The treatment should be applied as
    soon as the pest appears and repeated at 15 days interval.

    When using a pesticide, always wear protective clothing and follow the instructions on the product label, such
    as dosage, timing of application, and pre-harvest interval.

    Scientific name(s) > Aulacophora foveicollis

    The recommendations in this factsheet are relevant to: Bangladesh

    Authors: M. Anwar Hossain, Zahidul Islam , Md. Rafiquzzaman


    SPIED
    tel: 01717-072110, 01711-207380, 01823-035379 email: spied.bd@gmail.com, Edited by Plantwise.
    anwarhossain51@gmail.com

    Plantwise is a global initiative led by CABI Lose Less, Feed More


    ©CAB International. Published under a CC-BY-SA 4.0 licence.
    BD022En

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