NEW HOST PLANT RECORDS AND HOST RANGE OF THE SPIRALLING WHITEFLY, ALEURODICUS DISPERSUS RUSSELL (HEMIPTERA: ALEYRODIDAE)
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Author:B. GAJENDRA BABU and P.M.M. DAVID
p-ISSN:0024-9602, e-ISSN:2582-5321, Vol:86, Issue:apr-jun
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29321/MAJ.10.A00609
Abstract
The rich collection of diversified flora at the District Science Centre. Tirunelveli I was screened for infestation by the spiralling whitefly. Aleurodicus dispersus Russeli during 1997-98. The survey revealed that A. dispersus did not develop on all host plants on which oviposiiton occurrred. Of the 27 plants showing infestation, 19 were 'breeding hosts' while 8 were 'feeding hosts'. The following 14 are new host records: Dillenia indica. Adenanthera pavonina, Caesalpinia pulcherrima, Hiptage bengalensis, Malpighia punicifolia, Solanum trilobatum, Grewia tilliaefolia, Lantana sp.. Stenolobium stans. Ipomoea obscura. Bombax ceiba. Jatropa multifida, Sterculia sp. A comprehension of list of host plants shows that the pest occurs on 187 plant species from 58 families.
Key words : Spiralling whitefly, Aleurodicus dispersus, host plants,
new records