A Study of Diversity of Mites and Insects associated with Medicinal plants at Ramakrishna Mission Garden, Narendrapur as well as AgriHorticulture Garden, Alipore and neighbouring areas.

Debapriya Mukhopadhyay; Dr S.K. Gupta

Volume : V, Issue : VII, July - 2016

A Study of Diversity of Mites and Insects associated with Medicinal plants at Ramakrishna Mission Garden, Narendrapur as well as AgriHorticulture Garden, Alipore and neighbouring areas.

Debapriya Mukhopadhyay, Dr S. K. Gupta

Abstract :

The present communication report the occurrence of 33 species of mites of 16 genera, under 8 families and 2order occurring on medicinal plants at Narendrapur campus of R.K Mission as well as from Agri–horticulture garden, Alipore. This includes 18 phytophagous and 15 predatory species, of these 4 species were important phytophagous pest mites(marked with**) doing considerable economic damage to the plants and 3 species (marked with #) were useful predators found feeding on pest mites in the field. It also includes 2 species of Brevipalpus sp. (marked with ♦) Which are being reported here for the first time in India.