Journal of Entomological Research

SCOPUSWeb of Science
  • Year: 2010
  • Volume: 34
  • Issue: 3

Studies on the alternate host plants of Hyposidra infixaria Walk. (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), a resurgent looper pest of tea

  • Author:
  • A.K. Somchoudhury, N. Nair, B. Tudu, M.R. Debnath, P.K. Dey1
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 271 to 274

Department of Agricultural Entomology, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia-741 252, West Bengal.

1Corresponding author's present address: Pulses & Oilseeds Research Station, Baharampur, WB, India. Email: somamarkly@rediffmail.com

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Abstract

Studies on growth and development of Hyposidra infixaria (Walk) on eight different host plants, viz., jarul, mango, karonda, debdaru, sisoo, guava, coffee and tea revealed that highest growth index was recoded on mango followed by tea and lowest on sisoo. Larval-pupal index, pupal weight index, survival index, ovipositional index and adult index values showed that mango surpassed tea in host suitability.