G. it. Ent., 2 (9): 295-300
April 22, 1985
Studies on host range, food preference and food consumption by
Heliothis armigera (Hübner)
(Lepidoptera Noctuidae)
by
S. R. TRIPATHI & S. K. SHARMA
Abstract - Heliothis armigera is polyphagous and a serious pest of gram but has preferences for tomato, sunflower, sweet pea, maize, pigeon pea etc. Adults are highly mobile and oviposit on many hosts. In the three varieties of gram studied (i.e. K4, H208 and Radhe), it prefers Radhe variety most and in case of associated varieties of hosts gram followed by pigeon pea.
