The spotted pod borer is a major biotic impediment to pulse growth, causing damage to economically valuable plant parts such as flower buds, flowers, and pods. Flower buds (highest) > open flowers > mature pods > immature pods had the highest abundance and degree of M. vitrata infection (lowest). As hosts, the larvae consume 39 different varieties of legume crops. The spotted pod borer's presence varied from crop to crop and season to season. In contrast, the peak incidence of larvae was observed during flowering and pod development in various pulse crops. Female moths lay flat scaly eggs on flowering flowers, seeds, roots, leaf axils, terminal shoots, and tender pods. The larval period ranged from 11 to 21 days, with a typical life cycle of 27 to 36 days depending on the host. The larval period ranged from 11 to 21 days, and the larvae were translucent with dark brown spots on each segment. The effectiveness of various organic insecticides against the spotted pod borer. On a variety o

Pulses, Spotted pod borer, Maruca vitrata, Pest, NSKE, Management

M. vitrata is becoming a possible danger to dwindling global pigeonpea and other legume supply, based on its recent distribution and emergence of resistance to certain chemical pesticides. As a result, M. vitrata became a condition, necessitates a great deal of treatment. More detailed, diverse, and up-to-date data on its biodiversity, diversity, migration patterns and other topics to better understand it and scan for the most effective management methods, pesticide resistance techniques, and off-season occurrence are needed. A more efficient and better management strategy will be the identification of more natural enemies of this pest and their alignment with cultural traditions and other biocontrol techniques, Sex pheromones and traps may also help to reduce the pest's population pressure. To fine-tune the pheromone-based regulation of M. vitrata species, further research into the components of this insect pest's sex pheromone in different geographical regions is also required. Crop

Pandit, T.R. and Dwivedi, S. A. (2021). A Study on Biology and Management of Spotted Pod Borer, Maruca vitrata (Geyer) in Legumes. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 13(2): 220-227.