Pest Management in Horticultural Ecosystems
  • Year: 2020
  • Volume: 26
  • Issue: 2

Management of tea mosquito bug, Helopeltis antonii sign. on guava using entomopathogen fungus

  • Author:
  • K. Manasa1,*, A. Bhagwan1, Sikha Deka2, Irulandi3, P.N. Ganga Visalakshy4
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 175 to 178

1Fruit Research Station, Sangareddy - 502001, Telangana State, India

2Citrus Research Station, Assam Agricultural University, Tinsukia, Assam, India

3Horticultural College and Research Institute, Periyakulam, Tamil Nadu, India

4Division of Entomology and Nematology, ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

*E-mail: manasa.kasturi91@gmail.com

Online published on 17 August, 2021.

Abstract

Field experiments were conducted during 2015–2018 at three locations viz., Periyakulam (Tamilnadu), Tinsukia (Assam) and Bengaluru (Karnataka) on the efficacy of Beauveria bassiana against tea mosquito bug, Helopeltis antonii. The results revealed that 3–4 weekly sprays of B. bassiana (IIHR) at fruit setting stage of guava either in talc formulation @ 10g/l or wettable formulation @ 1 g/l was effective for management of the tea mosquito bug on guava.

Keywords

Beuveria bassiana, Biopesticides, Guava, Tea mosquito bug, Helopeltis antonii