Central Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, Andamans - 744101, (India).
Teak, Tectona grandis L., was introduced into the Andaman islands during 1884. It was first recorded to be extensively damaged in the forest plantations at Ferrargunj, South Andamans, by the lepidopteran teak defoliator, Hyblaea puera Cramer. The affected leaves harboured 7 to 11 larvae per leaf. The severely damaged branches showed leaves with only midribs and larger veins. The other folivorous insects recorded for the first time from these islands included three species of Lepidoptera, viz., Syllepte ?distinguenda Hering (Pyralidae), Paliga damastesalis Walker (Pyralidae) and Psilogramma incerta Walker (Sphingidae); one Coleoptera, Hyphasis sp. (Chrysomelidae); and a homopteran, Icerya seychellarum (Westwood) (Margarodidae).
