1P.hd. Scholar, Jain university, Bengaluru
2National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Bellary Road, Bengaluru-560024, Karnataka
3Jain University, Center for Post Graduate Studies, 3rd Block, Jayanagar, Bengaluru-560011, Karnataka
*E-mail: nagu.bluestone@gmail.com
Online published on 2 May, 2015.
Surveys were conducted in different mango growing regions of India during 2012–14 to document mealybug species on mango. Rastrococcus iceryoides (Green) and R. invadens williams were two dominant species recorded. Field diagnostic characters of both the species were described and presented for easy identification of the species.
mango, mealybugs, Rastrococcus spp
