Gall Formers across Insect Orders

Authors

  • G. Sai Karthik
  • Vinod S. Kukanur

Keywords:

Galls, Insects, Diptera, Homoptera

Abstract

Galls are abnormal swellings of plant host tissues produced as a result of mechanical damage or feeding by organisms like insects. The present study provides brief information on understanding the basic mechanism behind gall formation and also about various gall forming insects. Total number of gall forming species ranges from 13,000 to 2,11,000 belonging to 24 families across six orders.

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Author Biographies

G. Sai Karthik

Dept. of Entomology, Prof. Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Hyderabad, Telangana (500 030), India

Vinod S. Kukanur

International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics, Hyderabad, Telangana (502 324), India

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Published

2020-05-18

How to Cite

[1]
Karthik, G.S. and Kukanur, V.S. 2020. Gall Formers across Insect Orders. Biotica Research Today. 2, 5 Spl. (May 2020), 294–295.

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 5 Spl. (2020): May (Special), 2020

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General Article

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