Natural Enemies of Pentalonia Nigronervosa Coquerel, a Vector Of Bunchy Top of Banana and Biology of Its Most Effective Predator Scymnus Nubilus Mulsant

Authors

  • J. Poorani ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Thogamalai Road, Thayanur Post, Tiruchirappalli 620102, Tamil Nadu
  • A. Mohanasundaram ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Thogamalai Road, Thayanur Post, Tiruchirappalli 620102, Tamil Nadu
  • R. Thanigairaj ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Thogamalai Road, Thayanur Post, Tiruchirappalli 620102, Tamil Nadu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.377

Keywords:

Banana, aphid, bunchy top, population dynamics, predators, parasitoid, India, predatory potential, biology, Scymnus nubilus

Abstract

Natural enemies of Pentalonia nigronervosa Coquerel (Hemiptera: Aphididae), a vector of bunchy top of banana, are reported from Tamil Nadu, South India. Totally four predators including three coccinellids (Pseudaspidimerus trinotatus (Thunberg), Scymnus (Scymnus) nubilus Mulsant, Cheilomenes sexmaculata (F.)) and one hemerobiid (Micromus timidus Hagen) were recorded. Only one parasitoid, Aphelinus sp. nr. gossypii Timberlake (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) was recorded. Biology of S. nubilus, the most effective predator of P. nigronervosa, was also studied in the laboratory and the results are presented.

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Published

2023-06-01

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Poorani, J., Mohanasundaram, A., & Thanigairaj, R. (2023). Natural Enemies of <i>Pentalonia Nigronervosa</i> Coquerel, a Vector Of Bunchy Top of Banana and Biology of Its Most Effective Predator <i>Scymnus Nubilus</i> Mulsant. Indian Journal of Entomology, 85(2), 381–384. https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.377

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Volume 85, Issue 2, June 2023

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