1Department of Life Sciences, Manipur University, lmphal-795001
College of Horticulture and Forestry, Central Agricultural University, Pasighat-791102
Online published on 20 September, 2012.
Life cycle and host preference of citrus trunk borer, Anoplophora versteegi was studied during 2006–2009 at East Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh. The incubation, larval and pupal periods of A. versteegi fed on Citrus reticulata ranged from 6 to 9, 271 to 292 and 29 to 39 days, respectively. Adult males survived longer than the females. Females laid 32 to 63 eggs during oviposition period of 28 to 54 days. In the host preference studies, A. versteegi laid eggs in Citrus reticulata, C. sinensis, C. limon, C. jambhiri, C. grandis, C. medico and C. aurantifolia. In both multiple and single host test, highest number of eggs were deposited in C. reticulata closely followed by C. sinensis. In field survey, maximum infestation upto 58% in C. reticulata was recorded among different citrus species.
Anoplophora versteegi, life cycle, Citrus reticulata, Citrus sinensis
