1Department of Horticulture, Agricultural College and Research Institute, TNAU, Madurai, 625104, Tamil Nadu, India
Department of Agricultural Entomology, Agricultural College and Research Institute, TNAU, Madurai, 625104, Tamil Nadu, India
*Email: aravinth4697@gmail.com (corresponding author)
Online Published on 11 July, 2023.
Different guava varieties in farmer’s field at Kovilur village, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, were screened for tea mosquito bug (TMB) Helopeltis antonii incidence. Five varieties were subjected to one month of observation for the incidence during the peak period viz., November-December, 2020. The varietal preference of the evaluated cultivars was-Arka Rashmi, Red Flush, Arka Kiran, Taiwan Red and Lucknow-49, with resistance ranging from 0.95 to 7.75 TMB/ 15 flush.
Helopeltis antonii, Guava, Varieties, Arka Rashmi, Red Flush, Arka Kiran, Taiwan Red and Lucknow-49, Preference, Non-preference
