Major pests Scientific name Nature of damage Citrus Trunk borer Anoplophora versteegi Trunk tunneling, drying of branches Citrus leaf miner Phyllocnistis citrella Leaf mining, curling and defoliation Lemon butterfly Papilio demoleus Defoliation Citrus psylla Diaphorina citri … The adult beetle has antennae longer than the body. Adults of Pseudonemorphus versteegi have hornlike filliform antennae. It is greyish blue in colour, with a number of black dots on the elytra. (Anoplophora versteegi) Ento, leaflet 9 ... damage are not hidden by grasses and other weeds. Images Male Female Receiver: M. Smith, Email of Receiver: Sexual size dimorphism in the length of antenna was statistically highly significant ([t.sub.29] = 12.68, P < 0.0001). In areas where trunk borer is prevalent, the lower part of the tree trunk up to 2 feet above the soil level should be sprayed at two weekly intervals with a solution of the insecticide Male beetle of this species was originally described by Ritsema (1881) as Monohammus versteegi and Citrus is one of the important fruit crops in India with the production of 111.47 lakh tons from 10.78 lakh hectares with the productivity of 10.34 tons/ha at national level as compared to 25–30 tons/ha in advanced citrus-producing countries (NHB 2013). Anoplophora glabripennis is known to damage 34 species of trees, including poplars, several species of maple, paper birch, willows, and elms. Short Note Journal of AgriSearch 2(3): 218-220 ISSN : 2348-8808 (Print ), 2348-8867 (Online) Seasonal Incidence of Citrus Trunk Borer (Anoplophora versteegi Ritsema) on Khasi Mandarin in Arunachal Pradesh MK SINGH*, PP TRIPATHI AND AK PANDEY Krishi Vigyan Kendra, East K ameng, Arunachal Pradesh, India ABSTRACT The adults of citrus trunk borer first appeared in the third week March to … 2004 Evidence for the Presence of Female Sex Pheromone in Trunk Borer Anoplophora Versteegi Ritsema , a Serious Pest of Citrus in North Eastern Hill Region of India. The antennae of the males were 2.71 x longer than their body length, while those of the female were somewhat shorter (1.61 x). Insecta: Coleoptera: Polyphaga: Chrysomeloidea: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae. The full grown larva is 40-50 mm long and creamy in colour. Anoplophora versteegi m. albescens Breuning & Itzinger, 1943: 44. It is considered a “quarantine” pest in the U.S. and Europe and has caused significant economic losses there and in Asia. Anoplophora (Anoplophora) ... Damage on fruit trees and commercial crops in India The behaviour and reproductive strategies of adult cerambycids are shaped by host requirements of the larval [22]. )10 .80–43.76% Leaf miner ( Phyllocnist is citrella ) 8.70–42.01% Citrus trunk borer, Anoplophora versteegi Ritsema (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) is the most destructive pest of citrus in the entire north eastern region of India (Hayes 1945, Sachan and Gangwar 1982). Rao, K. R., N. S. A. Thakur, and A. N. Shylesha. Abstract. (Anoplophora versteegi) NPPC, DoA The Pest Organism The citrus trunk borer is a longhorn beetle. 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