The papaya mealybug being polyphagous in nature, adapted to a large number of host plants. The secondary endosymbiotic profile of mealybugs are specific to their host plants. The culturable endosymbiotic bacteria of papaya mealybug from five different host plants (papaya, brinjal...
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The change in air temperature will influence the insect behavior, physiology and population dynamics of insects as they are poikilothermic. Global temperature has increased by 1.09°C during 2001-2020 when compared to 1850-1900. It is projected that the temperature will further in...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i31699
Weather parameters viz., Temperature, rainfall, relative humidity, sunshine hours and wind speed are the major weather elements determining the insect pests’ occurrence. Weather based forewarning models are widely utilized in the integrated pest management system as a tool which...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/37365
Investigations were conducted during 2015-2016, in major jasmine growing districts of Tamil Nadu, for assessing the distribution, infestation level and the relative importance of leaf webworm of jasmine, Nausinoe geometralis. The incidence was more in Madurai (28.75%) followed by...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2017/35413
Aims: Bio-efficacy of newer insecticides against the Tea mosquito bug (TMB) in Tea. Study Design: CRD Place and Duration of Study: R&D center, Parry Agro Industries Limited, Murugali Tea Estate, Valparai, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu between September 2019 and September 2021. Metho...
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