Population behaviour of mango hopper, Idioscopus clypealis Leth. in different environmental conditions of Jammu region.
Baldev Sharma, Shakha Sharma
Author Affiliation: Department of Zoology, University of Jammu, Jammu (J & K), India.
Research on Crops 12 : 207-210
Abstract : Idioscopus clypealis is a serious pest of mango in Jammu region and causes a serious loss to the crop. For this reason studies were conducted in five different areas of Jammu region from April 2001 to March 2002. From the studies conducted it was found that hopper population was at peak during April-May depending on the study area and lowest during December-January. Moreover in Jammu region out of two species found, it is I. clypealis which is found in abundant and causes a great damage to mango crop.