author(s)
Rajeev Ranjan and Vijay Kumar

abstract
Litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) is attacked by several pests and litchi mite (Aceria litchii Keifer), litchi fruit borer (Conopomorpha cramerella Snellen) and litchi leaf roller (Dudua aprobola Meyrick) as major pests of litchi causing substantial damage to litchi foliage and fruits at various stages of growth. Study on varietal reaction against these pests reveal that litchi cultivar ‘Shahi’ was proved most preferred by the pests recording maximum pest incidence viz; mite (53.10%), fruit borer (49.70) and leaf roller (39.90) followed by cv. ‘Rose Scented’ which recorded 44.30, 36.30 and 36.50 percent infestation, respectively against the pests. Whereas the litchi cultivar ‘Deshi’ and ‘Kasba’ were least preferred for the major pests of litchi recording 22.30 and 25.30 percent mite incidence, 18.20 and 20.70 percent fruit borer incidence and 17.00 and 27.00 percent leaf roller incidence during the years of infestation. The other cultivars ‘China’, ‘Dehrarose’, ‘Mandraji’, and ‘Early Bedana’ were found comparatively more susceptible to the pest incidence in comparison to the litchi cultivars ‘Deshi’ and ‘Kasba’.