EMERGING PESTS OF FRUIT CROPS, LIKE MANGO, LITCHI, BAEL, TAMARIND, SWEET ORANGE, BANANA, PAPAYA AND GUAVA IN EASTERN INDIA

摘要

Mango shoot gall psylla, Apsylla cistellata Buckton (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) has been observed as an emerging pest of mango orchards in Mayurbhanj district of Odisha. This is a monophagous pest of mango, often seen causing serious damage in north Bihar,Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand and West Bengal (SUSHIL KUMAR et a/., 2006). But in the year 2012 and 2013, this pest became a serious problem in Mayurbhanj district of Odisha and about 70 ha mango orchard in 2013 and 250 ha mango orchard in 2014 were affected by this pest, causing 100% crop loss. Gall formation initiated only after the tree starts flowering and fruiting, which directly interferes with the formation of inflorescence and thus adversely affects the yield of mango crop.