LABORATORY ACTIVITY # 1

Plant Pathogenic Profile

Aliah Alleyne L. Canals 10/24/2021
BSA 1A SCORE:

Introduction

A plant pathogen is a broad term that refers to any organism that causes plant disease, including
fungi, bacteria, protists, nematodes, and viruses. A plant pathogen is an organism that causes a disease on
a plant. Although some plant infections have ancestors that are human or animal pathogens, the majority
of plant pathogens are only harmful to plants. Plant pathogens, on the other hand, can make immune-
compromised individuals ill. Plant diseases are studied for a number of reasons, ranging from
environmental issues to the aim to safeguard the food supply.

Objectives:
1. Describe Eggplant borer (Leucinodes orbonalis) sign and symptoms on host; and
2. Discuss its life cycle, mode of dispersal and geographic distribution.

Eggplant Borer (Leucinodes orbonalis) Profile

Name of plant Scientific Sign and Life cycle Mode of Geographical
pathogenic classification Symptoms dispersal distribution

Eggplant Phylum: Presence of Eggplant borer The eggs are Eggplant Borer
Borer; Brinjal Arthropoda wilted shoots is has 4 laid singly or in (Leucinodes
fruit and shoot Class: Insecta the sign of development groups on the orbonalis) is
borer; Order: BSFB attack or stages namely: underside of generally occurring
Brinjal fruit Lepidoptera infestation. (1) egg, (2) leaves or in in the places having
borer Family: Newly hatched larva, (3) pupa, growing parts of hot and moist
Crambidae (Syn- caterpillars bore (4) adult. The the host. atmosphere (68). It is
Pyralidae) Genus: into shoots, larval stage is the most destructive
Leucinodes causing wilting the longest, pest in the region of
Species: and dieback, followed by the Asia especially in
orbonalis before going on pupa stage. India, Pakistan,
to the fruit, or Srilanka, Nepal,
they may tunnel Bangladesh,
directly into the Thailand,
fruits. Philippines,
Cambodia, Laos and
Vietnam.
 References
TS A., & Dwivedi S. (2021). Review on integrated management of brinjal shoots and fruit borer,
Leucinodes orbonalis (Guenee). Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies, 9(1), 181–
189. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.22271/j.ento.2021.v9.i1c.8143

Korycinska A., Cannn R. (2010). Eggplant Borer Leucinodes orbonalis PLANT PEST
FACTSHEET. The Food and Environment Research Agency. Retrieved from
https://planthealthportal.defra.gov.uk/assets/factsheets/eggplantBorer.pdf