Sucking Pests and their Natural Enemies in Mulberry

Authors

  • Nilutpal Saikia Department of Sericulture, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat 785013, Assam
  • Roshmi Borah Dutta College of Sericulture, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat 785013, Assam

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.535

Keywords:

Sucking Pest, Mulberry, Predators, Coccinellid, Spalgis epius, Jorhat, Plant, Insect, Species, Weather, Parameters

Abstract

During 2018-2019, a study was conducted to study the sucking pests and their natural enemies in mulberry at the Regional Sericulture Research Station, Central Silk Board, Jamuguri, Jorhat, Govt. Sericulture Farm, Titabar and Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat. Five species of sucking pests were prevalent in various mulberry growing areas of the Jorhat district of Assam. Paracoccus marginatus was the most common of these; others include- Maconellicoccus hirsutus, Pseudodendothrips mori, P. marginatus, Aleurodicus dispersus, Clovia puncta. Three coccinellid predators Coccinella septempunctata, Coccinella transversalis and Micraspis discolor, as well as one species of lepidopteran predator Spalgis epius were found to associated with P. marginatus. and of these S. epius was the most abundant.

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Published

2023-06-01

How to Cite

Saikia, N., & Borah Dutta, R. (2023). Sucking Pests and their Natural Enemies in Mulberry. Indian Journal of Entomology, 85(2), 416–418. https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.535

Issue

Volume 85, Issue 2, June 2023

Section

Research Communications
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