Occurrence of Lac Insect and its Host Plants in Certain Districts of Andhra Pradesh
Survey was conducted for occurrence of lac insects, Kerria lacca Kerr. (Hemiptera: Tachardiidae) on different hosts in Bapatla (25 mandals), Guntur (17 mandals), Parvathipuram Manyam (15 mandals) and Srikakulam (30 mandals) districts of Andhra Pradesh. Occurrence of lac insects was observed in 2 mandals of Bapatla on Conocarpus lancifolius Engl. and Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth.; in 9 mandals of Guntur on Albizia saman (Jacq.) Merr., C. lancifolius, A. lebbeck, Ficus religiosa L., Ziziphus mauritiana Lam., Annona squamosa L.; in 1 mandal of Parvathipuram Manyam on Schleichera oleosa (Lour.) and in 1 mandal of Srikakulam on Flemingia semialata Roxb.
Authors
- P Kranthi Priya
- SR Rao
- D.B. Ramesh
- Sanyasi Dhuruva
Institutions
- Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Indian Forester
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2025/v151i1/170485
- Primary Topic
- Synthesis and Biological Activity
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00