INSECTS ASSOCIATED WITH KUMAT (ACACIA-SENEGAL WILLD) IN THE ARID REGIONS OF WESTERN RAJASTHAN

Authors
PARIHAR DR SINGH MP
Citation
Dr. Parihar et Mp. Singh, INSECTS ASSOCIATED WITH KUMAT (ACACIA-SENEGAL WILLD) IN THE ARID REGIONS OF WESTERN RAJASTHAN, Annals of Arid Zone, 37(1), 1998, pp. 89-95
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture
Journal title
Annals of Arid Zone → ACNP
ISSN journal
05701791
Volume
37
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
89 - 95
Database
ISI
SICI code
0570-1791(1998)37:1<89:IAWK(W>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
The insect spectrum of Acacia senegal in the arid tracts encompassed 2 2 species of pestiferous insects, 15 species of flower visitors, 3 spe cies of parasites and 7 species of predators (including 4 spider speci es). Important injurious insects were Oxycarenus sp., Holotrichia sp., bruchids and Acameoderma aurifera. The flower visitors included Apis florea, Halictus sp., Camponotus sp. and Xylocopa sp. The parasites we re of Hymenopterious lineage, while the predators were of Acarine and Coleopterous origin.