Salad cucumber, Cucumis sativus L: A new host record for Apomecyna saltator Fab. (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae)

Authors

  • P. Sreeja
  • Sainamol P. Kurian

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v48i1.851

Abstract

Cucurbit longicorn Apomecyna saltator Fab (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) is an economically important pest of cucurbitaceous vegetables. Salad cucumber, Cucumis sativus L. grown in a polyhouses in Thrissur, Kerala, India was found infested by A. saltator. This is the first report of C. sativus as a new host plant for A. saltator in India. The grub is an internal feeder and causes damage by tunnelling the vines. A brief note on the nature of damage and symptoms are given.

Author Biographies

P. Sreeja

Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Vellanikkara, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur 680654, Kerala, India.

Sainamol P. Kurian

Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Kerala Agricultural University, Padannakkad 671314, Kerala, India.

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Published

2023-03-31

How to Cite

Sreeja, P., & Kurian, S. P. . (2023). Salad cucumber, Cucumis sativus L: A new host record for Apomecyna saltator Fab. (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae). ENTOMON, 48(1), 107–110. https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v48i1.851

Issue

Vol. 48 No. 1 (2023)

Section

Short Communications