Occurrence of Lac Insect and its Host Plants in Certain Districts of Andhra Pradesh

P. Bhagya Priya; S. R. Koteswara Rao; Sanyasi Dhuruva; D. Ramesh

doi:10.36808/if/2025/v151i1/170485

Occurrence of Lac Insect and its Host Plants in Certain Districts of Andhra Pradesh

Authors

P. Bhagya Priya Agricultural College, Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University Bapatala (Andhra Pradesh)
S. R. Koteswara Rao Agricultural College, Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University Bapatala (Andhra Pradesh)
Sanyasi Dhuruva Agricultural College, Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University Bapatala (Andhra Pradesh)
D. Ramesh Agricultural College, Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University Bapatala (Andhra Pradesh)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2025/v151i1/170485

Keywords:

Lac Insects, Kerria lacca, Conocarpus lancifolius, Albizia lebbeck, Albizia saman, Ficus religiosa, Ziziphus mauritiana, Annona squamosa, Schleichera oleosa and Flemingia semialata.

Abstract

Survey was conducted for occurrence of lac insects, Kerria lacca Kerr. (Hemiptera: Tachardiidae) on different hosts in Bapatla (25 mandals), Guntur (17 mandals), Parvathipuram Manyam (15 mandals) and Srikakulam (30 mandals) districts of Andhra Pradesh. Occurrence of lac insects was observed in 2 mandals of Bapatla on Conocarpus lancifolius Engl. and Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth.; in 9 mandals of Guntur on Albizia saman (Jacq.) Merr., C. lancifolius, A. lebbeck, Ficus religiosa L., Ziziphus mauritiana Lam., Annona squamosa L.; in 1 mandal of Parvathipuram Manyam on Schleichera oleosa (Lour.) and in 1 mandal of Srikakulam on Flemingia semialata Roxb.

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