Incidence of aphid Macrosiphum euphorbiae thomas on potato in northern Kashmir Munib Mohammad*, Wani Abdul Rouf, Abass Arshad** Division of Entomology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar Campus, Srinagar-190025 *Email: mohmmadmunib@yahoo.in
**Current address: Sector 6, Hyderia Colony, Khumani Chowk, Bemina, Srinagar-190018
Online published on 27 July, 2018. Abstract The investigations on the incidence and severity of foliage aphid Macrosiphum euphorbiae Thomas on potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) in northern Kashmir Valley were undertaken at Baramulla, Kupwara and Bandipora districts in the two cropping seasons 2011 and 2012. Observations revealed that it appeared in the 2nd week of April to 1st week of May and attained peak in June in plains and mid hills; while at the high hills, it appeared by the end of May to 1st week of June with peak being at the end of June to 1st week of July. Maximum incidence of 16.00±4.98% was at Ajas Bandipora followed by 15.55±5.56% at Pattan Baramulla; and the least incidence of 8.00±3.12% was observed at Gurez, Bandipora in 2011. Similarly, during 2012, the maximum incidence of 16.00±5.24% was observed at Pattan Baramulla, and the least of 8.88±2.88% at Gurez. Based on pooled data, a maximum incidence of 15.77±0.21% was observed at Pattan Baramulla and the least of 8.44±0.43% was again at Gurez. Top Keywords Potato, aphid, North Kashmir, seasonal incidence, peak, Baramulla, Kupwara, plains, hills, Bandipora. Top |