Severe Dry Spell .... Sucking Pests Alert in Rose!
T. Sathyan
Dept. of Agricultural Entomology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu (641 003), India
K. Elanchezhyan*
Dept. of Agricultural Entomolgy, Agricultural College and Research Institute, TNAU, Killikulam, Vallanadu, Tamil Nadu (628 252), India
K.R. Manikandan
Dept. of Agricultural Entomology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu (641 003), India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: IPM, Mites, Rose, Sucking pests
Abstract
Rose is one of the important commercial flower crop grown throughout the tropics and warm temperate regions of the world and often referred as the “queen of flower crops”. Thrips are the most destructive insect pest on rose causes 90% yield loss. Aphids are also considered as a major pest on rose but occur sporadically. Scale insects attack the stems of roses growing in damp, shady places. Spider mites cause damage by puncturing rose leaves with their slender, pointed mouthparts, sucking the chlorophyll containing fluids from leaf cells. They are the important pests of field grown roses.
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Reference
Ranjith, A.M., 2013. Identification and Management of Horticultural Pests. New India Publishing Agency, New Delhi.
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