First report of incidence of eriophyid mite Aceria sp. on Amaranthus

Authors

  • K. M. Sreekumar
  • N. Srinivasa
  • R. Sivamoorthy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v44i4.485

Abstract

Eriophyid mite Aceria sp. damaging Amaranthus (Amaranthus tricolor) is reported from India for the first time. The mite cause severe malformation of the shoot, making it fibrous and reducing the yield. Foliar application of spiromesifen or fenpyroximate reduced the damage symptoms. DNA data for the mitochondrial COI gene and nuclear gene (ITS 2 region) are being generated for accurate species delineation.

Author Biographies

K. M. Sreekumar

Kerala Agricultural University, College of Agriculture, Padnekkad, Kasaragod, Kerala, India

N. Srinivasa

AINP (Agricultural Acarology) at UAS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

R. Sivamoorthy

Kerala Agricultural University, College of Agriculture, Padnekkad, Kasaragod, Kerala, India

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Published

2020-02-10

How to Cite

Sreekumar, K. M., Srinivasa, N., & Sivamoorthy, R. (2020). First report of incidence of eriophyid mite Aceria sp. on Amaranthus. ENTOMON, 44(4), 309–310. https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v44i4.485

Issue

Vol. 44 No. 4 (2019)

Section

Short Communications