Survey and seasonal abundance of chrysopids in mango ecosystem of Konkan region.
More S. A., Shinde B. D., Rupali Kharat
Author Affiliation: All Indi Coordinated Research Project (Potato), National Agricultural Research Project, Pune (M.S.), India.
International Journal of Plant Protection 4 : 95-98
Abstract : The survey of mango orchards conducted during the year 2007 and 2008 indicated the prevalence of chrysopid in four districts of Konkan region. The species, M. boninensis of chrysopid was recorded in all the Tahsils of four districts while the species C. carnea was noticed in five Tahsils. M. boninensis was found predominant in mango ecosystem of Konkan region. The population of chrysopids was found maximum during the first fortnight of November and December when the temperatures were low and relative humidity was high at the same time the natural population of insects viz., mango hoppers, mealy bugs, scales and thrips were higher on mango trees. The activity of predator remained low during high temperature in the month of April to August.