First Report of Infestation of the Agar Defoliator Heortia vitessoides (Moore) on the Agar Wood Tree Aquilaria malaccensis Benth. in South India

Authors

  • K. D. Prathapan Entomology, Vellayani P. O., Thiruvananthapuram 695522, Kerala
  • Santhoshkumar T. Entomology, Vellayani P. O., Thiruvananthapuram 695522, Kerala

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2023.1074

Keywords:

Aquilaria malaccensis, Heortia vitessoides, Thymelaeaceae, Crambidae, pest, south India, Kerala, damage, death of tree, defoliator, agar wood

Abstract

Massive infestation of the agar defoliator Heortia vitessoides (Moore) (Lepidoptera, Pyraloidea, Crambidae) was observed in Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam districts in Kerala on agar wood tree Aquilaria malaccensis Benth. (Thymelaeaceae), during February – December, 2022. Of the 119 trees observed in Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam districts, 115 were infested and six of them died due to the pest attack.

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Published

2023-09-01

How to Cite

Prathapan, K. D., & Santhoshkumar, T. (2023). First Report of Infestation of the Agar Defoliator <i>Heortia vitessoides</i> (Moore) on the Agar Wood Tree <i>Aquilaria malaccensis</i> Benth. in South India. Indian Journal of Entomology, 85(3), 654–656. https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2023.1074

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Volume 85, Issue 3, September 2023

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