BIOINFOLET - A Quarterly Journal of Life Sciences
Web of Science
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue: 4

Seasonal incidence of brown planthopper (BPH), Nilaparvata lugens (Stal.) and its predators in Chamarajanagar District OF Karnataka, India

  • Author:
  • T. Prashant, Shivashankar, Mallikarjun, Chandrashekharaiah, N.L. Naveena
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 454 to 456

* Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, V. C. Farm, Mandya

Department of Agricultural Entomology, U.A.S, G.K.V.K, Bangalore, 560065

Online published on 20 December, 2012.

Abstract

The seasonal incidence of brown plant hopper (BPH) showed its presence from July 2009 to January 2010. Occurrence of BPH on bunds during rice cropping season (August 2009-January 2010) was observed. The predators of BPH (spiders, mirid bug and carabids) were also observed throughout the study period.

Keywords

Brown planthopper, Rice, Seasonal incidence, Predators