. Cooperative economic insect report. Beneficial insects; Insect pests. 841 INSECTS NOT KNOWN TO OCCUR IN THE UNITED STATES PUMPKIN CATERPILLAR (Diaphania indica (Saunders)) Economic Importance: Generally this pyraustid is a pest of cucurbitaceous plants wherever it occurs. The pumpkin caterpillar is considered one of the more important pests of cucurbits in the Indian Region and has been reported as destroying cucumber fields in New South Wales, Australia. Damage to fruits of host plants is most prominent during August and September in India, though larvae may cause considerable leaf damage t
. Cooperative economic insect report. Beneficial insects; Insect pests. 841 INSECTS NOT KNOWN TO OCCUR IN THE UNITED STATES PUMPKIN CATERPILLAR (Diaphania indica (Saunders)) Economic Importance: Generally this pyraustid is a pest of cucurbitaceous plants wherever it occurs. The pumpkin caterpillar is considered one of the more important pests of cucurbits in the Indian Region and has been reported as destroying cucumber fields in New South Wales, Australia. Damage to fruits of host plants is most prominent during August and September in India, though larvae may cause considerable leaf damage to hosts earlier in the season. Leaf injury was prevalent on watermelons in Queensland, Australia, in 1946. Leaf feeding on cotton is sometimes a problem in Japan and Africa. Distribution: Widespread through Central and Southern Africa, Southern and Eastern Asia, Australia and many of the Indian and Pacific Ocean islands, including Mauritius, Seychelles, Carolines, Christmas, Fiji, Maldives, Marianas, Marquesas, Samoa, Tahiti, Tonga and Mindanao in the Philippines. Hosts: Cultivated cucurbits are the most important hosts. Also feeds on wild cucurbits, beets, cotton, soybeans, eggplant, hibiscus, hollyhock and Arabian General Distribution of Pumpkin Caterpillar (Pyraustidae, Lepidoptera) No. 59 of Series. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Animal and Plant Health Service. Plant Protection and Quarantine Programs; United States. Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine; United States. Plant Pest Control Division. Hyattsville, MD. [etc. ] Plant Protection and Quarantine Programs Animal and Plant Health Service
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