Distribution of Woolly Whitefly Aleurothrixus floccosus Maskell on Guava from Tamil Nadu

Authors

  • M. Sarika Department of Agricultural Entomology, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Madurai, 625104, Tamil Nadu
  • R. Nalini Department of Agricultural Entomology, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Madurai, 625104, Tamil Nadu
  • T. Venkatesan Division of Genomic Resources, ICAR- National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Bengaluru, 560024, Karnataka
  • K. Suresh Department of Agricultural Entomology, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Madurai, 625104, Tamil Nadu
  • M. Ananthan Department of Horticulture, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Madurai, 625104, Tamil Nadu
  • A. Josephrajkumar ICAR-CPCRI, Central Plantation Crop Research Institute, Regional Station, Kayamkulam 690533, Kerala

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2023.1546

Keywords:

Exotic whiteflies, Psidium guajava, Aleurothrixus floccosus, survey, woolly whitefly, coexistence, population dynamics, eggs, adults, distribution, canopies, defenders, parasitoids, predators

Abstract

The distribution, coexistence and natural enemies of the woolly whitefly Aleurothrixus floccosus Maskell (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) was assessed on guava (var Lucknow 49) in southern districts of Tamil Nadu viz., Madurai, Dindigul and Virudhunagar during January-July 2023. Identity of A. floccosus was established by the characteristic features on the puparium of the presence of submarginal setae and uninterrupted submarginal fold at the vasiform orifice. Results of the roving surveys from all the surveyed locations indicated that the nymphal population was found to be the highest on the middle canopy (43.75/ 2.5 sq.cm/10 leaves) followed by bottom canopy (27.73) and top canopy (13.10). However, population of eggs and adults were maximum on the top canopy (39.92, 1.95/ 2.5 sq.cm/ 10 leaves) compared to middle (25.91, 1.43) and bottom (10.75, 1.26) canopies. On guava leaves, woolly whitefly was found predominant and cooccurred with the spiralling whitefly Bondars nesting whitefly, rugose spiralling whitefly, two-tailed mealybugs, aphids and scale insects. No promising parasitoids for A. floccosus were present in the surveyed location. Generalist predators, Dichochrysa sp. (Chrysopidae : Neuroptera) ladybird beetles and spiders were found associated with A. floccosus.

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Published

2023-11-01

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Sarika, M., Nalini, R., Venkatesan, T., Suresh, K., Ananthan, M., & Josephrajkumar, A. (2023). Distribution of Woolly Whitefly <i>Aleurothrixus floccosus</i> Maskell on Guava from Tamil Nadu. Indian Journal of Entomology, 86(3), 811–815. https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2023.1546

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