ROLE OF INSECTS IN SECONDARY SPREAD OF ERGOT DISEASE OF PEARL MILLET

T. DAKSHINAMOORTHY; K. SIVAPRAKASAM and A. V. RANGARAJAN

doi:https://doi.org/10.29321/MAJ.10.A02124

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ROLE OF INSECTS IN SECONDARY SPREAD OF ERGOT DISEASE OF PEARL MILLET

Author: T. DAKSHINAMOORTHY, K. SIVAPRAKASAM and A. V. RANGARAJAN,

p-ISSN: 0024-9602, e-ISSN:2582-5321, Vol: 75, Issue: sep-oct,

DOI:https://doi.org/10.29321/MAJ.10.A02124

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Abstract

Seven insect species viz., Apis florea, Musca domestica, Tachina fallax, Oxycotonis versicolor, Dolycoris indicus, Syrphus sp. and Camponotus compressus visited the sugary disease infected earheads. Among them housefly, M. domesitea, Syrphus sp., and T. fallax visited were more in number. More number of insects visited the infected ear leads during morning hours between 7.00 and 10.00 a. m. A. florea and M. dom- es ca followed by T. fallax carried more conidial load on their body.

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