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- Occurrence of Cassava Mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti Matile-Ferrero (Pseudococcidae: Hemiptera), A New Invasive Pest on Cassava in India and Prospects for its Classical Biological Control
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Authors
M. Sampathkumar
1,
M. Mohan
1,
A. N. Shylesha
1,
Sunil Joshi
1,
T. Venkatesan
1,
Ankita Gupta
1,
S. Vennila
2,
S. R. Venkatachalam
3,
M. Vijayakumar
4,
Madhu Subramanian
5,
M. Yoganayagi
6,
T. R. Ashika
1,
N. Bakthavatsalam
1
Affiliations
1 ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Hebbal, Bengaluru 560 024, IN
2 ICAR-National Centre for Integrated Pest Management, New Delhi 110 102, IN
3 Tapioca and Castor Research Station, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Yethapur 636 119, IN
4 Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Sandhiyur 636 204, IN
5 Directorate of Research, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur 680 656, IN
6 State Department of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, Tamil Nadu, Senthamangalam 637 409, IN
1 ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Hebbal, Bengaluru 560 024, IN
2 ICAR-National Centre for Integrated Pest Management, New Delhi 110 102, IN
3 Tapioca and Castor Research Station, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Yethapur 636 119, IN
4 Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Sandhiyur 636 204, IN
5 Directorate of Research, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur 680 656, IN
6 State Department of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, Tamil Nadu, Senthamangalam 637 409, IN
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Current Science, Vol 120, No 2 (2021), Pagination: 432-435Abstract
Increased globalization and trade have made India a target for entry of many new alien insect pests. One such unintentional recent introduction is the cassava mealybug (CMB), Phenacoccus manihoti on cassava. Monitoring on the occurrence and damage potential of CMB on cassava was undertaken during 2020. Among the places surveyed, maximum damage score (4–5) and density of the mealybug (>1000/shoot tip) were recorded in Salem and Namakkal districts of Tamil Nadu and Thrissur district of Kerala. In the absence of effective native natural enemies and other methods of control, CMB might pose a major crisis to the cassava industry in India. The prospects of its suppression by classical biological control are quite vibrant and the initiative to import the parasitoid wasp, Anagyrus lopezi from Thailand and the Republic of Benin is already being taken by ICAR-NBAIR, Bengaluru, India.Keywords
Biological Control, Damage, Invasive, Monitoring, Phenacoccus manihoti.Full Text
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- Intrusion Pathway of Invasive Asian Subterranean Termite, Coptotermes gestroi (Wasmann) from The Neotropics into The Indian Mainland
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Affiliations
1 ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Post Box No. 2491, H.A. Farm Post, Hebbal, Bengaluru 560 024, IN
2 Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga 577 204, IN
1 ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Post Box No. 2491, H.A. Farm Post, Hebbal, Bengaluru 560 024, IN
2 Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga 577 204, IN
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Current Science, Vol 120, No 11 (2021), Pagination: 1778-1781Abstract
Coptotermes is one of the most widespread subterranean termite genus of economic significance with few species considered as truly invasive. Coptotermes gestroi (Wasmann) is also known to be invasive and has taxonomic confusion on its correct identity. Originally described from Myanmar, it is considered to occur in North East India and Thailand. However, it is found to cause serious economic losses in some Asian countries, Brazil, the Caribbean islands and peninsular Florida, USA. In the present study, the insect specimens which were recovered from imported wooden packaging material of a consignment at Goa, India, received from Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA have been reported. The termite species received was identified as C. gestroi through morphological characters and DNA barcoding. The possible infliction caused if invasive populations of C. gestroi enters India, in particular southern India, is discussed.Keywords
Coptotermes gestroi, Intrusion Pathway, Invasive Species, Morphological and Molecular Identification, Subterranean Termites.Full Text
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