Host Range and Predatory Fauna of Aphis craccivora Koch (Homoptera:Aphididae) in Bangalore, Karnataka

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Authors

  • Project Directorate of Biological Control, Post Bag No. 2491, H. A. Farm Post, Bellary Road, Bangalore 560 024, Karnataka ,IN
  • Project Directorate of Biological Control, Post Bag No. 2491, H. A. Farm Post, Bellary Road, Bangalore 560 024, Karnataka ,IN
  • Project Directorate of Biological Control, Post Bag No. 2491, H. A. Farm Post, Bellary Road, Bangalore 560 024, Karnataka ,IN

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/1997/7579

Keywords:

Aphis craccivora, Cheilomenes sexmaculata, Predators, Syrphids.

Abstract

The aphid, Aphis craccivora Koch is a common pest of cowpea and lablab around Bangalore. Survey for its predatory fauna resulted in recording eleven coccinel1ids, six syrphids, a chamaemyiid and a hemerobiid species. Syrphid species viz., Betasyrphus fietcheri Ghorpade and B. linga Ghorpade are new records onA. craccivora in India and elsewhere. Among predators recorded, Cheilomenes sexmaculta (Fabricius), Paragus serratus (Fabricius) and Ischiodon scutellaris (Fabricius) were found predominant on A. craccivora.