Indian Journal of Entomology
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  • Year: 2023
  • Volume: 85
  • Issue: 2

Study on varietal preference of tea mosquito bug Helopeltis antonii Signoret in guava

  • Author:
  • K Aravinthraju*, K Suresh, S Manisegaran, C Rajamanickam1
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Published Online: Jul 11, 2023
  • Page Number: 490 to 491

1Department of Horticulture, Agricultural College and Research Institute, TNAU, Madurai, 625104, Tamil Nadu, India

Department of Agricultural Entomology, Agricultural College and Research Institute, TNAU, Madurai, 625104, Tamil Nadu, India

*Email: aravinth4697@gmail.com (corresponding author)

Online Published on 11 July, 2023.

Abstract

Different guava varieties in farmer’s field at Kovilur village, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, were screened for tea mosquito bug (TMB) Helopeltis antonii incidence. Five varieties were subjected to one month of observation for the incidence during the peak period viz., November-December, 2020. The varietal preference of the evaluated cultivars was-Arka Rashmi, Red Flush, Arka Kiran, Taiwan Red and Lucknow-49, with resistance ranging from 0.95 to 7.75 TMB/ 15 flush.

Keywords

Helopeltis antonii, Guava, Varieties, Arka Rashmi, Red Flush, Arka Kiran, Taiwan Red and Lucknow-49, Preference, Non-preference