Spiders are important predatory organisms in the orchards. Keeping in view their role in the natural biological control, the present studies were conducted from May 2012 to October 2019 in orchards belonging to 21 fruit crops, viz. apple (Malus sp.), amla (Phyllanthus emblica), citrus (Citrus...

This paper provides a review of the research works on fungal, bacterial, viral and phytoplasmal diseases of aonla (Phyllanthus emblica), bael (Aegle marmelos), ber (Ziziphus mauritiana), pomegranate, fig, jackfruit, karonda (Carissa carandas), phalsa (Grewia asiatica), date palm (Phoenix...

Parasitoids are important natural control agents of tephritids and knowledge about the tritrophic relationships can support the management of these pests. This study aimed to estimate of parasitism indexes in fruit flies in 21 plant species and identify the species of parasitoids associated, in...

Mealybugs are economically important pests of several fruit crops world wide. Most of the mealybugs are highly polyphagous and inflict direct damage to fruit crops by feeding and some species act as vectors in the transmission of plant diseases. Nymphs and adult mealybugs suck the sap from the...

Fruit fly species, their host plants and their parasitoids were studied in Ilha de Santana, Amapá State, Brazil. Forty four samples from 13 host species (Spondias mombin, Mangifera indica, Psidium guajava, Averrhoa carambola, Passiflora sp., Malpighia punicifolia, Pouteria caimito, Genipa...

Recently, occurrence of rugose spiralling whitefly, Aleurodicus rugioperculatus, was noticed in Purba Midnapur and Howrah districts of West Bengal during April 2019 on coconut (Cocos nucifera), banana (Musa spp.), mango (Mangifera indica), sapota (Manilkara zapota), Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis...

Papaya mealybug (Paracoccus marginatus) is a highly invasive pest and is attaining the status of regular insect pest of papaya in South and South-East Asia. Keeping in view the importance of pest, a survey was conducted in three states of Peninsular Malaysia to observe pest infestation on papaya...

Several fruit fly species (Diptera: Tephritidae and Lonchaeidae) assume the status of primary pests in fruit trees grown in Brazil, causing direct production losses. The aims of the study were to know aspects of diversity of fruit flies and their parasitoids in the fruit growing region of...

This study aimed to assess the population dynamics of Bacillus thuringiensis and its potency as a bio-agent against Spodoptera litura. The field study was conducted in Musi Banyuasin District, South Sumatra, Indonesia. Isolation and exploration of B. thuringiensis were carried out by taking the...