Contact: +91-9711224068
Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies
  • Printed Journal
  • Indexed Journal
  • Refereed Journal
  • Peer Reviewed Journal

P-ISSN: 2349-6800, E-ISSN: 2320-7078

Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies

2019, Vol. 7, Issue 3
Occurrence of two spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch (Arachnida: Acari: Tetranychidae) on ashwagandha in Gujarat

Kapadiya TB, Shivkumara KT, RP Meena, P Manivel and Satyajit Roy

Incidence level of mite attack was observed in the field of ashwagandha, Withania somnifera Dunal at ICAR-DMAPR, Boriavi, Anand (Gujarat) during the month of February, 2019. As reviewed, ashwagandha is mentioned as an important drug in ancient Ayurvedic literature. Ashwagandha is infested by many insect pests. Among the sucking pests and defoliators recorded on this crop, some of the important pests recorded are aphids, mites, scales, mealy bugs and Hadda beetle. Our major finding was about mite infestations caused severe damage, as affected plants exhibited stunted growth, yellowing, defoliation and drying leading to economic yield loss. During the present investigation 77.75% significant damage level was recorded in Germplasm blocks of JA-134, DWS-95 B, DWS-135 and DWS-137 showed incidence level like 65, 100, 61.87 and 85% respectively. Keeping view of this incidence level NSKE and Neem oil likes botanicals have admissible for management of Tetranychus urticae on W. somnifera.
Pages : 77-79 | 910 Views | 101 Downloads


Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies
How to cite this article:
Kapadiya TB, Shivkumara KT, RP Meena, P Manivel, Satyajit Roy. Occurrence of two spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch (Arachnida: Acari: Tetranychidae) on ashwagandha in Gujarat. J Entomol Zool Stud 2019;7(3):77-79.

Call for book chapter
Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies
Please use another browser.