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Species makeup and percent proportion of Mango Leafhoppers Idioscopus clypealis (Leth.) and Amritodus atkinsoni (Leth.) in Terai Region of Uttar Pradesh
Authors
Akash Varshney
Abstract
Mango leafhoppers are among the economically
important mango pests. In the terai region of Uttar Pradesh there are a lot of
mango orchards. The present study was conducted at two sites - Lakhimpur Kheri
and Shahjahanpur of Terai region of Uttar Pradesh. The collection of hoppers
was done by Bag Trap and Sweep Net methods and they were identified on the
basis of morphological variations. Leaf hoppers belonging to Idioscopus
clypealis (Leth.) and Amritodus atkinsoni (Leth.) were recorded
during the study. At both the sites, Idioscopus clypealis (Leth.)
population increased from second fortnight of February and with the peak being
recorded in first fortnight of May in both the study areas viz., Lakhimpur
Kheri (19-184) and Shahjahanpur (27-176). Afterwards the population of Idioscopus
clypealis (Leth.) kept declining till first fortnight of November at both
the areas, thereafter that they were not recorded from mango trees. Amritodus
atkinsoni (Leth.) population also increased from second fortnight of
February and the highest population was recorded in first fortnight of May too
in both the study areas, viz., Lakhimpur Kheri (10-114) and Shahjahanpur
(11-147). After this, population of Amritodus atkinsoni (Leth.) declined
till first fortnight of July but again began to increase with another peak
being recorded in the first fortnight of August and the number of adult hoppers
of Amritodus atkinsoni (Leth.) was 106 and 114 at Lakhimpur Kheri and
Shahjahanpur respectively, then the population of Amritodus atkinsoni (Leth.)
declined till the end of December in Lakhimpur Kheri and till first fortnight
of December in Shahjahanpur, after which the hoppers disappeared. Idioscopus
clypealis (Leth.) was dominant species in Lakhimpur Kheri from February to
July and in second fortnights each of August and September and in Shahjahanpur
from February to first fortnight of July; whereas, Amritodus atkinsoni
(Leth.) was more abundant in the remaining months till December. In the January
and first fortnight of February, there was no hopper on the mango trees.
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Pages:73-76
How to cite this article:
Akash Varshney "Species makeup and percent proportion of Mango Leafhoppers <i>Idioscopus clypealis</i> (Leth.) and <i>Amritodus atkinsoni</i> (Leth.) in Terai Region of Uttar Pradesh". International Journal of Entomology Research, Vol 10, Issue 11, 2025, Pages 73-76
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