Original Research Article I Volume 4 I Issue 1 I 2016

Diversity, Biology and Control of Insect pests of teak Tectona grandis (Linnaeus) from western Maharashtra

S.S. Patil; Sutar M.V; T.V. Sathe

Biolife; 2016, 4(1), pp 141-146

DOI:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7313018

Abstract:

Teak Tectona grandis (Linnaeus) is an important component of western Ghats as a forest wood plant. It is attacked by 30 species of insect pests belonging to genera Myllocerus, Astycus, Trachypholis, Xyloborus, Cryphalus, Silvanus, Eugonius, Plateros, Psiloptera, Adelocera, Mesomorpha, Aspidomorpha, Aegosoma, Gelonaetha etc. of order Coleoptera and Hyblaea, Pyrausta, Eutectona of order Lepidoptera and Monophlebus and Aleurodicus of order Hemiptera.

Keywords:

Teak, Insect pests, Diversity, Abundance, Damage, Life cycle, Control, Western Maharashtra.

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Article Dates:

Received: 7 January 2016; Accepted: 25 February 2016; Published: 5 March 2016

How To Cite:

S.S. Patil, Sutar M.V, & T.V. Sathe. (2022). Diversity, Biology and Control of Insect pests of teak Tectona grandis (Linnaeus) from western Maharashtra. Biolife, 4(1), 141–146. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7313018