Lalitha, N., Santhakumar, M.V., & Nirmal Kumar, S. 2018 Species diversity of predators on sucking pest complex in mulberry gardens of West Bengal. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 6(1): 523-528

Keywords:

distribution

host

natural enemies

Notes: Mulberry, the sole food plant of silkworm, Bombyx mori (Linnaeus) is invaded by a variety of polyphagous pests, severely hampering sericulture. Present study was conducted to identify natural species diversity and population dynamics of native predators of major sucking pests of mulberry in tropical ecosystem of Eastern India.