IJSR - International Journal of Scientific Research

Aharna Jash; S.K. Gupta; N. Debnath; M. Dasghosh

Volume : VII, Issue : IX, September - 2018

Diversity of Mites and Insects occurring on Dye–yielding and Aromatic plants with two new records of mites from India

Aharna Jash, S. K. Gupta, N. Debnath, M. Dasghosh

Abstract :

The present paper reports the occurrence of 20 species of mites under 12 genera, 6 families and 3 orders and also 5 species of insects belonging to 4 genera, 3 families, 2 orders on dye yielding and aromatic plants from some areas of district South 24 parganas,West Bengal. Out of these, Oligonychus indicus and Tetranychus macfarlanei were found most injurious on Cymbopogon and Mentha, respectively. Eotetranychus populi (Koch) and Brevipalpus floridanus De Leon are being reported here for the first time from India. These apart, the localities, relative abundance, host / habitat records and economic importance if any, of each species have also been dealt with.