Bionomics and Damage Estimation of Dolichothrips indicus (Hood, 1919) (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) in a New Host in Tamil Nadu, India
Srijita Ganguly,
John Prasanth Jacob
Abstract:Bionomics and damage of a polyphagous and an enigmatic phlaeothripid insect, Dolichothrips indicus (Hood, 1919) has been described on a profitable and popular agro-forestry crop Melia dubia (Malabar Neem) in Tamil Nadu, a southern state of India. This little-known target thrips species, previously known to feed flowers and shoots of different plant families has come out as a pest of M. dubia which is persistent in nurseries and regular in plantations. Molecular aided taxonomic identification of D. indicus perf… Show more
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