The invasive aphid Pterochloroides persicae (Cholodkovsky, 1899) (Hemiptera: Aphidoidea: Lachninae) recorded on important fruit trees in Kashmir Valley, India

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Published: Apr 26, 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.2968.10.5.11672-11678
Keywords:
Aphid, bio-rational, natural-enemies, pest, Pterochloroides persicae, seasonality.

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Govindasamy Mahendiran
ICAR- National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources P.B. No. 2491, H.A. Farm Post, Bellari Road, Hebbal, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560024, India
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3151-8959
Shahid Ali Akbar
Division of Plant Protection, Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir 191132, India
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0284-136X
Mudasir Ahmad Dar
Division of Plant Protection, Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir 191132, India
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1578-3066

Abstract

Pterochloroides persicae (Cholodkovsky, 1899) is reported here for the first time from the Kashmir Valley. The aphid is seen to infest almond, peach, plum orchards in the region.  Monitoring of the pest was carried out in the peach and almond fields of the Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture (CITH) during the years 2014–2016. Seasonality and bio-rational management practices of the pest are discussed.

 

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Vol. 10 No. 5 (2018)
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