A first record of gregarious moth pest, Herpetogramma platycapna (Meyrick) of fern species, Angiopteris evecta (G. Forst.) Hoffm from Malaysia

• Main Authors: Ghazali, S. Z., Md-Zain, B. M., Maideen, H., Maimon, A., Yaakop, S.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2014
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8685/1/43_2_13.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8685/; http://mabjournal.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=460&catid=59:current-view&Itemid=56

In this study, a first record on interaction of insect with fern species has been presented from Malaysia. Molecular identification of cytochrome oxidase I gene (COI) has revealed the Herpetogramma platycapna (Meyrick) is the gregarious pest of Angiopteris evecta (G. Forst.) Hoffm. The pest specie...