Survey, documentation and identification of entomofauna of cocoa, Theobroma cacao L. in major cocoa growing regions of South India
| Autor: | S. Srinivasnaik, S. Mohan Kumar, V. Jegadeeswari, M. Suganthy |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Integrated pest management
General Immunology and Microbiology biology Theobroma Crop yield biology.organism_classification General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology language.human_language Predation Toxicology Bark (sound) Tamil language Coco General Agricultural and Biological Sciences Caterpillar General Environmental Science |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Applied and Natural Science. 8:1444-1451 |
| ISSN: | 2231-5209 0974-9411 |
| DOI: | 10.31018/jans.v8i3.980 |
| Popis: | Survey, monitoring and documentation of entomofauna of cocoa was carried out in three cocoa growing states viz., Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh during 2014-2015. Results revealed that a total number of 23 species of insect pests and 13 species of natural enemies were documented and identified. Among the insect pests, 14, 2 and 7 species were sucking pests, borers and defoliators, respectively. Among the natural enemies, 7 species of predators and 6 species of parasitoids were documented and identified on different insect pests of cocoa. Among the insect pests, sucking pests were found to be predominant and maximum number of entomofauna were recorded in major coco growing areas of Tamil Nadu. From the results it was concluded that the list of entomofauna documented can enhance the knowledge on diversity of the entomofauna associated with cocoa in three different cocoa growing states. Sucking pests were found to be predominant and caused huge yield loss in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. While in Andhra Pradesh pod borer and bark eating caterpillar were found to be predominant causing severe yield loss. This information provides a base for development of location specific Integrated Pest Management module. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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