First record on incidence and intensity of Chlorophorus annularis Fab. (Cerambycidae: Coleoptera) in cut and dry bamboo species Singh K.P., Sharma Manisha, Faisal Mohammad* Forest Entomology Discipline, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun - 248 195, Uttarakhand, India *Corresponding authors' Present Address : School of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries, Himgiri Zee University, Dehradun - 248 006, Uttarakhand, India, E-mail : faisal_fri@yahoo.com
Online published on 4 March, 2024. Abstract Bamboos are attacked right from seed to finish products by 212 insect species. During the present study Chlorophorus annularis was reported first time attacking eight dry bamboo species. Bambusa polymorpha was observed (76.59%) attacked by the borer followed by Bambusa balcooa (36.57%), B. multiplex (39.55%), B. giganteus (33.29%), B. tulda (35.73%), B. spinosa (25.26%), B. vulgaris (21.02%) and least attacked species was Dendrocalamus strictus (19.92%). Maximum intensity of attack was observed in Bambusa polymorpha and minimum in Bambusa spinosa. Top Keywords Chlorophorus annularis, Cut and dry bamboo species, Incidence, Intensity. Top |