Department of Seed Science and Technology, College of Agriculture, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar - 751 003, Orissa, India.
*Corresponding author's address: Ph.D. Scholar, Utkal University, Vani Vihar, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India.
**Minati Basu, Deulasahi, Tulasipur Post Office, Cuttack-753 008, Orissa, India.
***E-mail: satya1k@rediffmail.com
A field survey conducted for host plants and natural enemies of macrosiphini aphids in the north eastern and mid central regions of Orissa comprising of six districts, such as Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Angul and Dhenkanal revealed 21 species of macrosiphini under 13 genera. Observations on morphometry, host plants and natural enemies of these 21 species of aphids are presented. Out of the 21 species of aphids recorded during the present study, 10 species are new reports from Orissa.
