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Rameshkumar, A.
- Silent foray of Three Soft Scale Insects in India
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1 Division of Insect Systematics, ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Post Bag No. 2491, H.A. Farm Post, Bellary Road, Bengaluru 560 024, IN
1 Division of Insect Systematics, ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Post Bag No. 2491, H.A. Farm Post, Bellary Road, Bengaluru 560 024, IN
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Current Science, Vol 112, No 03 (2017), Pagination: 629-635Abstract
This study documents three scale insects, viz. Kilifia acuminata (Signoret) (Hemiptera: Coccidae), Trijuba oculata (Bain) (Hemiptera: Coccidae) and Protopulvinaria longivalvata Green (Hemiptera: Coccidae) from India as new entrants. All these insects are polyphagous and attack several economically important plant species. K. acuminata has been reported from important plant genera like Artocarpus, Eugenia, Psidium, Syzigium, Passiflora, Coffea, Citrus, Litchi and Manilkara, while T. oculata has been reported to infest Annona, Ficus and Vitis. P. longivalvata has been recorded on important crops, viz. Mangifera, Psidium, Syzigium, Piper, Coffea, Citrus and Camelia. Brief diagnostic characters in live and mounted condition are provided. Information about host range, distribution and natural enemies of these scale insects is also furnished. New plant host records for scales and new host-parasitoid association have been documented. Possibilities of these scale insects becoming serious pests and a threat to economically important plants are also discussed.Keywords
Distribution, Natural Enemies, Plant Host, Scale Insects.Full Text
- Observation of bee pollinators (Apoidea) on a medicinal plant, Lippia alba (Mill.) (Verbenaceae)
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1 Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, New Alipore, Kolkata 700 053, India
1 Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, New Alipore, Kolkata 700 053, India
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Current Science, Vol 123, No 5 (2022), Pagination: 703-707Abstract
Lippia alba, an introduced species of Lippia has widely been used in traditional and folk medicine. Being incompatible with self-pollination, these plants rely on pollinators, particularly bees, for reproduction. In this study, floral association of the bee pollinators/visitors belonging to four families of Apoidea with L. alba has been examinedKeywords
Bees, floral association, Lippia alba, polli-nators, traditional medicineFull Text
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