Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources

  • Year: 2009
  • Volume: 22
  • Issue: 3

Interception of Scale Insects and Mite Pests in Imported Vegetative Germplasm during 2007–08

  • Author:
  • Kavita Gupta, Shashi Bhalla, Beche Lal, Manju Lata Kapur, Charan Singh, Ruquaeya Bano, RK Khetarpal
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 225 to 228

Division of Plant Quarantine, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi-110 012, India.

Abstract

Quarantine examination of 3,028 exotic vegetative samples of various crops during 2007 and 2008 revealed infestation of insect and mites in 193 samples. These included five species viz., Aceria tulipae in Allium sativum from Kazakhstan and USA, Amphitetranychus viennensis in Pyrus communis from USA, Polyphagotarsonemus latus in Persea americana from Vietnam and Oligonychus peruvianus in P. americana from USA and also four species of scale insects, Aonidiella orientalis in Vitis vinifera from Brazil, Aspidiotus nerii in cuttings of P. communis from USA, Chrysomphalus dictyospermi and Hemiberlesia lataniae in P. americana from USA and Parasaissetia nigra in P. americana from Vietnam. All the infested samples were salvaged using suitable pesticidal dip treatment.

Keywords

Quarantine, Germplasm, Vegetative propagules, Detection, Salvage