1Department of Agricultural Biology, Faculty of Agriculture, Eastern University Sri Lanka, Chenkalady-30350, Sri Lanka
2Forestry College and Research Institute, Metupalayam, India
Department of Agricultural Entomology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore-641 003, Tamil Nadu, India
*Corresponding author's E-mail: deviagri84@gmail.com
Online published on 9 October, 2017.
Screening of jasmine, mango and mulberry varieties/cultivars/ecotypes/biotypes revealed that the mite infestation ranged from 0 to 100 per cent in jasmine, 60 to 80 per cent in mango and 10 to 100 per cent in mulberry and the mean mite population varied from 0.5 to 16 mites/leaf with a highest mean mite population of 16 mites/leaf in Jasminum auriculatum, 15 to 18.4 mites/bud in mango and 0.6 to 18.5 mites per bud in mulberry. Shannon diversity index revealed that highest number of mite species (17) and highest number of mites (41) were recorded in Eriophyes manilkarae at Botanical garden. The highest and lowest diversity index was recorded (2.39) in garden and (1.40) in Vedapatti, respectively.
Screening, jasmine eriophyid mite, mango bud mite, mulberry bud mite, different varieties, different locations and Shannon diversity index
