About 45 species of insects are known to attack pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) in India (Butani, 1976). While surveying for the natural enemies of pomegranate insects during 1986-1989, three mealybug species namely Planococcus Citri (Risso), Planococcus lilacinus (Ckll.) and Nipaecoccus viridis (Newstead) were recorded around Bangalore as indicated in Table 1.
Keywords
Mealybug, Natural Enemies, Pomegranate.
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