Insect and mite pest status of subtropical horticultural crops in Himachal Pradesh.
Ranjeet Bhatia, Divender Gupta
Author Affiliation: Dr Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Regional Horticultural Research Station, Jachh, P.O. Jassur (Nurpur), Distt. Kangra - 176 201, India.
Journal of Insect Science (Ludhiana) 16 : 1-8
Abstract : A survey conducted during 1991-99 in 6 districts of Himachal Pradesh, India revealed that there were 39 and 30 species of insect, mite and nematode pests associated with subtropical fruit and vegetable crops, respectively. Hoppers (Idioscopus clypealis and Ameritodus atkinsoni) and psylla (Apsylla cistellata) on mango; red rust mite (Aceria litchi) and fruit borer (Conopomorpha cramerella) on litchi and on citrus, psylla (Diaphorina citri) and leaf miner (Phyllocnistis citrella) were the major problems. Similarly, shoot and fruit borer (Leucinodes orbonalis) on brinjal; cotton leafhopper (Amrasca biguttula biguttula on okra); fruit fly (Bactrocera cucurbitae) on cucurbits; leaf miner (Phytomyza horticola [Chromatomyia horticola]) on pea and cabbage butterfly (Pieris brassicae) on cole crops were the most serious pests in different parts of the state.