Tea Mosquito Bug Control
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Helopeltis theivora (tea mosquito bug) Datasheets and Additional Resources
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Estimates of crop loss attributed to damage by Helopeltis spp. are variable and depend on factors such as agricultural practices, control methods, locality, climate, and the plant and insect species involved. Before the use of modern chemical insecticides, crop losses on tea plantations in India...
- Abstract,Journal of Cell and Animal Biology, 2012 Cashew (Anacardium occidentale Linn.) has become a very important tree crop in India. Several insect pests, however, have been recorded on cashew and prominent among which is the tea mosquito bug (TMB), Helopeltis spp. (Hemiptera: Miridae). Field...
- Abstract, The Journal of Plant Protection Sciences, 2009 Cashew is one of the major significant sources of foreign currency for our country and it is also one of the important crops of Konkan region of Maharashtra State. Nearly 60 different pests have been reported on cashew. Among them the Tea...
- Abstract, Karnataka Journal of Agricultural Science, 2013 Studies on exploitation of natural enemies and their role in suppression of Tea mosquito bug Helopeltis antonii Signoret were carried out in the cashew plantations of Zonal Agricultural Research Station, Brahmavar and Pethri village, Udupi...