First report of scale, Perisopneumon ferox new stead (Monophlebidae: Hemiptera) on Aonla (Emblica officinalis Gaertn.) from Gujarat, India
Naziya P Pathan, RS Jaiman, AU Amin and BG Prajapati
Study was conducted on aonla (Emblica officinalis Gaertn.) during 2018 at College of Horticultural Farm, Jagudan, Gujarat. Infestation of Perisopneumon ferox new stead was recorded on aonla (E. officinalis). Damage is mostly caused by sap depletion, the shoots dry up and defoliation. They have black limbs and red –brown body that is coated with slight white wax. The legs and antennae are black. The present study is the first report of P. ferox on aonla from Gujarat, India.
Naziya P Pathan, RS Jaiman, AU Amin, BG Prajapati. First report of scale, Perisopneumon ferox new stead (Monophlebidae: Hemiptera) on Aonla (Emblica officinalis Gaertn.) from Gujarat, India. J Entomol Zool Stud 2018;6(4):1287-1288.