Saissetia coffeae (Walker) (Coccidae: Hemiptera) infestation on Meyna spinosa Roxb. ex Link-a new host plant and sap-sucker (pest) record from Assam, India

Authors

  • Ankur Jyoti Saikia Soil Microbiology Laboratory - I, Silviculture & Forest Management Division, Rain Forest Research Institute (Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education, An Autonomous Council under Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Government of India), Deovan, Jorhat-785001, Assam, India
  • Vipin Parkash Forest Research Institute (Deemed) University (Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education) An Autonomous Council under Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Government of India), Dehradun-248195, (Uttarakhand) India
  • Kalyan Das Department of Botany, Jagannath Barooah College (Autonomous), Jorhat, Assam, India
  • Pallwabee Duarah Department of Zoology, Jagannath Barooah College (Autonomous), Jorhat, Assam, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7324/ELSR.2018.411518

Keywords:

medicinal plants pests, new record; polyphagy, sap sucker, scale insect

Abstract

The hemispherical scale insect Saissetia coffeae (Walker) is reported for the first time from Assam, India infesting one-year old Meyna spinosa Roxb. ex Link (Rubiaceae) seedlings in nursery conditions. The host plant is attributed with medicinal properties amongst the inhabitants of the region; although occurring mostly as scanty populations in the wild, probably a cause of pest infestations.

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2018-02-28

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Saissetia coffeae (Walker) (Coccidae: Hemiptera) infestation on Meyna spinosa Roxb. ex Link-a new host plant and sap-sucker (pest) record from Assam, India. (2018). Emergent Life Sciences Research, 15-18. https://doi.org/10.7324/ELSR.2018.411518