Distribution, hosts and natural enemies of pests of Tea

Distribution, hosts and natural enemies of pests of Tea

    Common name

    Scientific name

    Distribution

    Hosts

    Natural enemies

    Tea mosquito bug

    Helopeltis iheivora Water house

    India, Srilanka, Vietnam, Indonesia

    Tea, guava, grapevine,
    cashew, mahogany
    neem5 cacao, cinchona, pepper, tamarind and
    cinnamon apple

    Tea mite

    Brevipalpus phoenicis Geij

    India, Srilanka,
    Malaysia.

    Tea, citrus, coffee, rubber, Phoenix spp
    Parthenium

    Predatory mite
    Typhlodromus pyri

    Yellow tea mite

    Polyphagotarsonemus latus Banks

    Cosmopolitan,
    Europe, U.S.A.
    Central America,
    Bangladesh, India,
    Malaysia, Srilanka,
    Philippines

    Tea, cotton, jute, coffee, tomato, potato, chillies,
    rubber, mango, sesame, caster, bean, peppers,
    avacado and citrus

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