Vol. 25 No. 02 (2019): Pest Management in Horticultural Ecosystems

Original Research Papers

• Behavioural response of melon fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett) (Diptera: Tephritidae) to cue lure and protein fed conspecifics body volatiles

  S. SUBHASH, G. KRISHNA RAO, P. SARAVAN KUMAR, A. K. CHAKRAVARTHY, P. D. KAMALA JAYANTHI

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• Distribution, damage levels and natural enemy fauna of red palm mite, Raoiella Indica Hirst: An invasive pest in Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies

  A. SUJATHA, F. HOSEIN, P. RAM, M. RAMDHANIE

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• Efficacy of biorational insecticides for the management of mealybug, maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) and spiralling whitefly, Aleurodicus disperses (Russel) and their safety to coccinellid beetles on guava

  G. RAJESHWARI, A. K. CHAKRAVARTHY, V. SRIDHAR, B.N.S. MURTHY, N. ASHWATHNARAYAN REDDY

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• Biosafety of oil formulation of Beauveria bassiana (Bb 112) to Chrysoperla zastrowi sillemi

  J. N. PRITHIVA, N. GANAPATHY, S. JEYARANI

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• Evaluation of insecticides against aphid, Myzus persicae in potato and their cost economics

  KAVITA HEGDE, C. M. KALLESHWARASWAMV, VENKATARAVANAPPA

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• Quick estimation of egg number in compact ovisacs of pink hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green)

  P. D. KAMALA JAYANTHI, B. R. JAYANTHI MALA

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• Determination of thermal constant and developmental threshold of chilli thrips, Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood

  N. R. PRASANNAKUMARP, K. L. MANJUNATHA, P. SHIVARAMA BHAT

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• Efficacy of sweet flag formulation against brinjal shoot and fruit borer, Leucinodes orbonalis Guenee (Crambidae: Lepidoptera) and effect on egg parasitoids, Trichogramma spp.

  M. RANJITH, S. J. NELSON, S. SITHANANTHAM, N. NATARAJAN, S. PRANEETHA

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• Bio-Efficacy of selected chemicals, bio-agents and botanical against the jasmine budworm, Hendecasis duplifascialis Hampson (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

  H. SAMATA, G. KESHAVAREDDY, C. N. LAKSHMINARAYANA REDDY, K. S. JAGADISIF, K. H. NAGARAJ

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• Safety of an oil based formulation of entomopathogen, Metarhizium anisopliae to pollinators of mango

  P. N. GANGA VISALAKSHY, C. N. DARSHANA, FRENITA LEWIS, C. SWATHI, P. V. RAMI REDDY

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• Evaluation of phyto-insecticide formulations against Spodoptera litura Fab.

  R. JANAKIRAMAN, T. SELVAMUTHUKUMARAN

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• Field evaluation of botanical pesticides and entomopathogens against leafhopper, Amrasca biguttula biguttula (Ishida) on bhendi

  S. SOWMIYA, M. PAZHANISAMY

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• Screening of insecticides against pest complex of tomato and determination of terminal residues

  VISHAL SHARMA, SUSHIL KUMAR

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• Insecticidal properties of solvent extracts of Andrographis paniculata against the Diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella

  R. SANGAVI, Y. S JOHNSON THANGARAJ EDWARD, S. JEYARAJAN NELSON, M. PARAMASIVAM, C. MEENAMBIGAI

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• Population dynamics of red ant, Oecophylla smaragdina in cashew orchards and its augmentation for biological control

  K. M. SREEKUMAR, AMIDASAPARYA, C. DHANYA, R. GAVAS

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• Natural incidence of Metarhizium anisopliae (Metchnikoff) Sorokin on South American tomato moth, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) from India

  V. SRIDHAW, P. SWATHI, R. ASOKAN

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• Integrated management of litchi mite (Aceria litchii Keifer)

  S. N. RAY, TAMOGHNA SAHA, RAVINDER KUMAR

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• Pathogenicity and formulation of three entomopathogenic fungi for the management of bhendi leafhopper, Amrasca biguttula biguttula (Ishida)

  M. SENTHILKUMAR, M .PAZHANISAMY, V. SATHYASEELAN

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• Evaluation of different formulations of entomopathogenic fungi against bhendi aphid, Aphis gossypii (Glover) under laboratory conditions

  S. SIVASANKARI, M. SENTHILKUMAR

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• Incidence of Groundnut bud necrosis virus (Bunyaviridae: Tospovirus) and associated vector (Frankliniella schultzei Trybom) in major tomato growing regions of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka

  I. RABEENA, C. CHINNAIAH, G. KARTHIKEYAN, T. R. USHARANI, N. BALAKRISHNAN, J.S. KENNEDY, D. RAJABASKAR

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• Efficacy of an insect growth regulator on Amaranthus leaf caterpillar, Spoladea recurvalis (Fab.) (Lepidoptera; Crambidae)

  P. MANIKANDAN, R. KANNAN

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• Eco-friendly approaches for the management of root knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita in butter beans (Phaseolus lunatus L.)

  P. VETRIVELKALAI

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• Synergistic effect of root knot nematode, Meloidogyne enterolobii and Fusarium oxysporum in causing guava decline in Tamil Nadu

  K. GANESHAN, K. POORNIMA, P. RENUKADEVI, S. NAKKEERAN

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• Influence of neem and Jatropha oil cakes on multiplication of beneficial fungus, Saprozoic and root knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita in tomato

  P. VETRIVELKALAI, M. SIVAKUMAR

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• White grubs (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) on fruit crops: Emerging as pests of economic importance

  KOLLA SREEDEVI, P. VENKATA RAMI REDDY, SANDEEP SINGH, BADAL BHATTACHARYYA, SUDHANSU BHAGAWATI

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• Incidence of wax scale, genus Ceroplastes sp. nr. pseudoceriferus (Hemiptera: Coccidae) on guava (Psidium guajava L.)

  B. R. JAYANTHI MALA, T. RAGHAVA, P. D. KAMALA JAYANTHI

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• Ecological notes on blossom thrips, Frakliniella schultzei (Trybom) on date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) in Kachchh, Gujarat, India

  C. M. MURALIDHARAN, D. A. BAIDIYAVADRA, K. M. SHARMA, S. N. RATHAVA

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• Population dynamics of weaver ant, Oecophylla smaragdina Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in mango (Mangifera indica) and zapota

  T. NALINI, S. AMBIKA

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• Effect of sticky traps on non-target insect fauna in mango orchards

  P. V. RAMI REDDY, V. VARUN RAJAN

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• A Report on the occurrence of invasive papaya mealybug, Paracoccus marginatus Williams & Granara de Willink (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) on a medicinal herb, Gymnema sylvestre (R.Br) in Gujarat, India

  K. T. SHIVKUMARA, SUNIL JOSHP, T. VENKATESAN, N. PRADEEKSHA, A. C POLAIAH, P. MANIVEL

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