1Division of Germplasm Collection and Characterization, ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Bengaluru560024, Karnataka, India
2Division of Entomology and Nematology, ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru, 560089, Karnataka, India
Department of Fruit Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana141004, Punjab, India
*Email: sandeep_pau.1974@pau.edu (corresponding author)
Roving and fixed plot surveys were carried out in the mango orchards in Punjab to record the emerging insect pests. During these, a longhorn beetle Coptops aedificator (F.) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) was observed for the first time, infesting stems of 20 to 35 years old trees in Hoshiarpur district. Larvae were observed in the stem and below the bark. About 10% trees were found to be infested.
Cerambycidae, Coleoptera, Coptops aedificator, Mango, New record, Punjab, Damage, Infestation, Hoshiarpur, Larvae, Beetle, Oviposition, Host Plants, Distribution, Diagnosis
