1Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Madurai-625 104, India
2Department of Entomology, G.B Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar-263 145, India
Department of Agricultural Entomology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore-641 003, India
*E-mail: aravinth4697@gmail.com
Online Published on 26 September, 2023.
Biology of tea mosquito bug, Helopeltis antonii Signoret was studied under field and laboratory conditions. The primary survey on incidence of tea mosquito bug in moringa at different locations showed higher incidence of tea mosquito bug s during November, 2019 and till January, 2020 at all locations. The primitive symptom was formation of necrotic lesions on young flush of moringa due to feeding of tea mosquito bug, and on continuous feeding by nymphs and adults of tea mosquito bug wilting of young flush along with gummy exudes occurs. The duration of incubation period, nymphal instars and male and female adult longevity was 5.55, 16.75, 5.16 to 6.65 days of adult longevity (males and females respectively). The total life cycle was 27.45 and 29.20 days for males and females, respectively.
Tea mosquito bug, Helopeltis antonii, Moringa olifera, Symptoms, Biology
