Susceptibility of mango (Mangifera indica Linnaeus) varieties to infestation by (Idiocerinae: Jassidae: Homoptera) of hoppers

Abstract

In studies on the relative susceptibility of twelve mango varieties, Alphonso, Bennet Alphonso, Bangalore, Benganapalli, Allumpur Baneshan, Kalapady, Mundappa, Neelum, Prior, Chandrakaran, Goa and Chandenam to infestation by I. Neveosparsus and I.clypealis. conducted at the Instructional Farm and Research Station, College of Horticulture, It was found that the varieties supported extremely low populations of the two species during the pre-flowering period from June to September 1980