Diversity and Abundance of Hoppers on Different Field Crops in North Kashmir

Authors

  • Sheikh Aafreen Rehman Division of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, SKUAST Kashmir, Wadura Sopore 193201, Jammu and Kashmir
  • Ishtiyaq Ahad Division of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, SKUAST Kashmir, Wadura Sopore 193201, Jammu and Kashmir
  • Danishta Aziz Division of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, SKUAST Kashmir, Wadura Sopore 193201, Jammu and Kashmir
  • Ritesh Kumar Department of Entomology, GBPUA&T Pantnagar - 263145, Uttarakhand
  • Nahida Anjum Division of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, SKUAST Kashmir, Wadura Sopore 193201, Jammu and Kashmir

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.82

Keywords:

Abundance, diversity, hoppers, field crops, damage, vectors, insects, hopper burn, species and Kashmir

Abstract

The present study was conducted on hemipteran hoppers during 2017-2018 at six locations viz. Wadura, Arampora, Dangiwacha, Imberzalwari from District Baramulla and Chogul and Chetkak from Kupwara in Kashmir. The purpose of was to evaluate the preference of the hoppers among various field crops and to the variations in their diversity. Diversity indices such as species diversity index, species evenness index, species richness index and relative abundance were evaluated. Ten species of hoppers were observed on seven field crops, and include Empoasca decipiens, Amrasca biguttula, Maiestas dorsalis, Macrosteles quadrilineatus, Macrosteles sexnotatus, Laodelphax striatellus, Agallia spp., Gurawa minorcephala, Platymetopius fidelis and Deltocephalus spp. There was maximum abundance of M. dorsalis on rice, E. decepiens on maize, M. quadrilineatus on oats and wheat and A. biguttula on French bean, sunflower and soyabean.

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Published

2022-12-28

How to Cite

Rehman, S. A. ., Ahad, I., Aziz, D., Kumar, R., & Anjum, N. (2022). Diversity and Abundance of Hoppers on Different Field Crops in North Kashmir. Indian Journal of Entomology, 84(4), 850–853. https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.82

Issue

Volume 84, Issue 4, December 2022

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Research Communications
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