tailieunhanh - Relationship of climatic factors with incidence of major insect pest of teak seedlings at coastal Odisha, India

Teak Tectona grandis (Linnaeus), is the most preferred afforested species of Odisha as well as India. Among the total 42 species of insect pests recorded in seedlings of this sps., Hyblaea puera, Eutectona machaeralis, Lachnosterna serrata, five species of grass hoppers, Jassids, spittle bugs, Myllocerus beetle, Mealy bugs, aphid and, Tussock moth larvae were prominent in causing damage. The study further revealed that population of defoliator larvae was highest during 1st fortnight of June and continued upto 1st fortnight of December with peak appearance during 2nd fortnight of July, 2016 ( larvae/seedling). | Relationship of climatic factors with incidence of major insect pest of teak seedlings at coastal Odisha India