1Income Tax Office, Dehradun-248001
Forest Research Institute, P.O. New Forest, Dehradun- 248006
Online published on 22 January, 2015.
Life cycle of the polyphagous limacodid pest Parasa lepida Cramer on Populus deltoides Bartr., has been studied and described for the first time. Larvae of this pest have very irritant tufts of spines and moves like a slug. They generally prefer mature leaves and almost devour the leaves except the midrib. Females tend to be slightly larger than the males.
Populus deltoides, Limacodidae, life cycle, Parasa lepida
