About the Journal

Editor-in-Chief : V V Ramamurthy
Online ISSN : 0974-8172
Print ISSN : 0367-8288
Frequency : Quarterly
Published since : 1939
Publisher(s) : Entomological Society of India

Indian Journal of Entomology originated in 1939, is a leading journal in entomological science published quarterly by The Entomological Society of India. Since 1956, it is being published as a quarterly Journal and the four parts are published each in March, June, September and December.Read More

            



Current Issue

Volume 85, Issue 2, June 2023
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Published: 2023-06-30

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Research Articles

  • Biology and Morphology of Lampetis mimosae (Buprestidae, Coleoptera) from Iraq

    Muslim Ashor Al-Etby, Husien Ali Al-Amery

    Keywords:

    Lampetis mimosa, Iraq, identification, taxonomy, distinguishing characters, Ziziphus spina-christi, biology
    293-296
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.674

  • Use of Aquatic Insects to Assess the Biological Status of a Perennial Pond in Assam, Northeast India

    Rabindra Hazarika

    Keywords:

    Perennial pond, Assam, Hemiptera, Heteroptera, BMWP, ASPT, abundance, diversity indices, water quality, hydroperiod, population, vegetation
    297-302
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.794

  • Pest Management Modules for Basmati Rice and Farmer’s Perception

    S. Chakravorty , Timmanna, L. Muralikrishnan, Rohit Rana

    Keywords:

    Basmati rice, insecticide, IPM module, insect pests, Nilaparvata lugens, Sogatella furcifera, Scirpophaga incertulus, Cnaphalocrocis medinalis, management, pheromone trap, spiders
    303-307
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.795

  • Records of Encyrtidae from Uttarakhand with Redescription of Rhytidothorax aeriscutellum (Girault)

    Rashmi Nautiyal, Sudhir Singh

    Keywords:

    Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Encyrtidae, distribution, new records, host, redescription, biological control, Uttarakhand, India
    308-314
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.799

  • Insect Pollinator Assemblage on Temperate Fruits Crops in Kumaun Himalaya

    Manoj Kumar Arya, Aarti Badoni

    Keywords:

    Temperate Fruits, Apple, Peach, Apricot, Plum, Pear, Kiwi, Insects, Pollinators, Species Diversity, Richness, Dominance, Lepidoptera, Coleoptera
    315-321
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.594

  • Toxicity of Acephate to Liver and Kidney of Female Wistar Rats

    Ekta Jain , Nisha Vashishat

    Keywords:

    Acephate, antibodies, antioxidative enzymes, DNA damage, genotoxic, immunological, lipid peroxidation, LD50, organophosphates, oxidative stress, Rattus norvegicus
    322-326
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.683

  • Relative Susceptibility of Life Stages of Cotton Whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Genn.) to Pyriproxyfen

    Kelageri S. S., Mahapatro G. K., Subramanian S., Chitra Srivastava, Rajna S.

    Keywords:

    Bemisia tabaci, pyriproxyfen, bioassay, LC90, LC50, adults, egg, nymph, juvenile hormone analogue, relative resistance ratio
    327-331
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.370

  • Diversity of Aphids and Their Predatory Coccinellids from West Bengal

    Atanu Maji, Suprakash Pal, Biwash Gurung, Moulita Chatterjee, Shyamal Kumar Sahoo

    Keywords:

    Aphids, species diversity, agri-horticultural crops, Aphidoidea, Hemiptera, Coccinellidae, Coleoptera, major species, predators, Terai region, Coccinella septempunctata
    332-336
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.682

  • Estimation of Residues of Flubendiamide and Deltamethrin in Chickpea

    Neeraj Sharma, Kousik Mandal, Gagan Jyot, Balwinder Singh

    Keywords:

    Flubendiamide 90 deltamethrin 60: 150 SC (W/V), dissipation, residue, pods, soil, GLC, half-life, HPLC, persistence, risk assessment, waiting period
    337-342
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.591

  • Imidacloprid Induced Reproductive Toxicity in Female Albino Rats

    Prerna Sood

    Keywords:

    Imidacloprid, albino rats, ovary, growth, follicles, high dose, low dose, body weight, ovary weight, atretic follicles, healthy follicles, reproduction, cyclicity
    343-347
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.534

  • New Records of Euhamitermes Holmgren From South India

    M. Ranjith, C. M. Kalleshwaraswamy, K. J. Meghana, Sharanabasappa S. Deshmukh, B. K. Shivanna, K. M. Satish, B. C. Dhananjaya

    Keywords:

    Euhamitermes lighti, E. chhotanii, soil termites, soldier rare group, Kerala, Karnataka, inquiline, distribution, key, illustrations, new records
    348-353
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.152

  • Acaricide Resistance in Field-Collected Two-Spotted Spider Mite Tetranychus urticae Koch

    Naveena K., Shanthi M., Chinniah C., Jayaraj J., Ramasubramanian T., Mini M. L., Renuka R.

    Keywords:

    Fenazaquin, propargite, spiromesifen, buprofezin, fenpropathrin, diafenthiuron, chlorfenapyr, LC50, RR, GST, MFO, CarE, resistance, vegetables
    354-358
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.179

  • Diagnostics of the Tettigoniid Genus Conocephalus Occurring in the Rice Fields

    S. V. Dharini, N. Chitra

    Keywords:

    Diagnostics, Tettigoniidae, Tamil Nadu, Bhavanisagar, redescribed, Conocephalus longipennis, C. maculatus, C. rentzi, rice, male genitalia, occurrence
    359-366
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.434

  • Kairomonal Effect of Scales from Earias vitella F. and Corcyra chephalonica Stainton on Biology of Trichogramma chilonis (Ishii)

    Devendra Kumar Meena, Niraj S. Satpute, Adimulam Vijay Kumar, Kanchan Digambar Marwade

    Keywords:

    Kairomone, Trichogramma chilonis, Earias vitella, Corcyra cephalonica, scales, hexane extracts, octacosane, parasitism, emergence, potted plants, egg cards
    367-371
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.425

  • Insects Diversity in an Agroecosystem of Bhabar Region of Uttrakhand

    Rekha, Deepika Goswami, Deeksha Arya, B. R. Kaushal

    Keywords:

    Insects, diversity, relative abundance, trophic guilds, diversity indexes, species richness, pollinators/visitors, agroecosystem, Bhabar region, insect pollinators
    372-380
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.382

  • Natural Enemies of Pentalonia Nigronervosa Coquerel, a Vector Of Bunchy Top of Banana and Biology of Its Most Effective Predator Scymnus Nubilus Mulsant

    J. Poorani, A. Mohanasundaram, R. Thanigairaj

    Keywords:

    Banana, aphid, bunchy top, population dynamics, predators, parasitoid, India, predatory potential, biology, Scymnus nubilus
    381-384
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.377

Research Communications

  • Effect of Silicon Amendment on Herbivore Induced Plant Volatiles of Rice Plant Infested by Brown Planthopper Nilaparvata lugens (Stål)

    Prabhulinga Tenguri, Subhash Chander, Suresh Nebapure, Arya P. S., Madhu T. N., Yogesh Yele

    Keywords:

    GCMS, herbivore, induced plant defense, Pusa Basmati 1121, rice, semiochemical, silicon, TN1, tritrophic interaction, volatile organic compounds
    385-388
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.595

  • Distribution of Spodoptera litura (F.) in Uttarakhand

    Rashmi Joshi, Neeta Gaur, Sudha Mathpal

    Keywords:

    S. litura, Maxent, Species distribution modelling, AUC, ROC, Uttarakhand, QGIS, Climate scenario, CCAFS, North-Western Himalaya
    389-392
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.796

  • Occurrence of Tea Mosquito Bug Helopeltis antonii Signoret on Neem in Northern Karnataka

    Shankara Murthy M., Prabhuraj A., Bheemanna M.

    Keywords:

    Azadirachta indica, Helopeltis antonii, Tea mosquito bug, neem, margosa, Indian lilac, damage score, survey, incidence, gummosis, life stages, nymph, northern Karnataka
    393-395
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.537

  • Little Bear Moth of the Genus Phykodes Rindsberg (Lepidoptera: Brachodidae): A Lesser-Known and New Pest from the Western Ghats of India

    Aparna Sureshchandra Kalawate, Prachee Surwade

    Keywords:

    Phykodes radiata, Phycodinae, Cossoidea, Sesioidea, Ficus, cucurbits, new record, Western Ghats, Gaganbawda, Maharashtra, day flying
    396-399
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.797

  • Efficacy of Acaricides against Red Spider Mite Tetranychus urticae Infesting Yard Long Bean

    K. Rajashekharappa, S. Ambarish, Ramesh M. Maradi, S. Onkarappa

    Keywords:

    Cost economics, diafenthiuron 50WP, efficacy, spiromesifen 22.9SC, mite, Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis, yield
    400-402
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.793

  • Efficacy of Diafenthiuron against Empoasca fabae (Harris) in Potato

    Subhakanta Naik, Arundhati Sasmal, Ashok Mishra, Anjan Kumar Nayak

    Keywords:

    Solanum tuberosum, Empoasca fabae, diafenthiuron 50WP, castor oil, imidacloprid, thiamethoxam, foliar sprays, tuber yield, cost benefit ratio
    403-406
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.687

  • New Record of Mosquito Coquillettidia xanthogaster (Edwards) from India

    Santhosh Goud, Subasini Pattnaik, Priyanka Dash, Ipsita Biswal, Jaya Kishor Seth, Rupenangshu Kumar Hazra, Barsa Baisalini Panda

    Keywords:

    Coquillettidia xanthogaster, Culicidae, new record, diversity, zoogeography, vector, medical importance, viruses, protozoans
    407-409
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.686

  • Morphometrics of Tomato Pin Worm Tuta absoluta Meyrick on Different Host Plants

    Lakshmi Sireesha E. T., Ramesh Babu T., Koteswara Rao S. R.

    Keywords:

    Tuta absoluta, morphometrics, tomato, potato, brinjal, egg, larval instars, pupa, adult, length, width, host effects, favourable host
    410-412
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.792

  • Evaluation of Flonicamid against Rice Ear Head Bug Leptocorisa acuta (Thunberg)

    K. Srinivas, M. Raghuraman, S. T. Anil Kumar

    Keywords:

    Rice, earhead, Leptocorisa acuta, flonicamid, imidacloprid, thiamethoxam, chlorpyriphos, efficacy, yield, benefit:cost ratio
    413-415
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.791

  • Sucking Pests and their Natural Enemies in Mulberry

    Nilutpal Saikia, Roshmi Borah Dutta

    Keywords:

    Sucking Pest, Mulberry, Predators, Coccinellid, Spalgis epius, Jorhat, Plant, Insect, Species, Weather, Parameters
    416-418
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.535

  • Bionomics of Oriental Fruit Fly Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) on Guava

    N. U. Visakh, Shantanu Jha

    Keywords:

    Bactrocera dorsalis, guava fruit, fruit fly, lifecycle, egg, larval, pupal period, adult longevity, fecundity, rainy season, winter season
    419-422
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.538

  • A New Record of Termite Coptotermes emersoni Ahmed

    Bhanupriya, Nidhi Kakkar, Sanjeev K. Gupta

    Keywords:

    Coptotermes, emersoni, Rhinotermitidae, Haryana, soldiers, morphometrics, mandible, tarsi, tibial spur, crenulations, head, antenna, body, pigmentation
    423-425
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.685

  • Population Dynamics of Helicoverpa armigera on Soybean

    Zuhaib Farooq, Mohd. Ayoob Mantoo, Munazah Yaqoob, Liyaqat Ayoub, Sheikh Salma Irshad, Tauseef Ahmad Bhat, Fehim Jeelani Wani, Ishfaq Majeed Shah, Showkat Ahmad Sheikh

    Keywords:

    Helicoverpa armigera, infestation, incidence, relative humidity, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours, correlation coefficients, seasonal incidence
    426-427
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.590

  • New distribution records of Bactrocera spp. from Himachal Pradesh

    Maneesh Pal Singh, Divender Gupta, Isha Sharma

    Keywords:

    Bactrocera spp., fauna, new distribution records, Bactrocera zahadi, Bactrocera watersi, cucurbits, Himachal Pradesh, fruit and exfruit, traps
    428-429
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.438

  • Thrips Vectors of Tospoviruses on Tomato in South India

    R. Aravintharaj, R. Asokan

    Keywords:

    Thrips palmi, Thrips tabaci, Thrips apicatus, Scirtothrips dorsalis, Frankliniella schultzei, Tusothrips sumatrensis, species identity, mtCOI, phylogenetic analysis, tomato
    430-434
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.366

  • Seasonal Incidence of Major Insect Pests of Jasmine Jasminum sambac L.

    U. Pirithiraj, R. P. Soundararajan, C. Gailce Leo Justin

    Keywords:

    Jasminum sambac, pest incidence, Hendecasis duplifascialis, Nausinoe geometralis, Contarinia maculipennis, Frankliniella scultzei, Tetranychus urticae, weather factors, correlation coefficient, linear regression
    435-438
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.437

  • Bionomics of Cryptophlebia ombrodelta Lower- A Major Pest of Tamarind

    Rajesh Kumar Patel, Vandana Chadar, N. C. Mandawi, Y. P. S. Nirala

    Keywords:

    Cryptophlebia ombrodelta, Lepidoptera, Tortricidae, tamarind, pest, loss, biology, lifestages, morphometrics, eggs, larva, pupa, adult
    439-440
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.436

  • Diversity of Insect Pollinators on Sesame

    Selvakumari G., B. Usha Rani, K. Suresh, G. Anand, M. Shanthi

    Keywords:

    Sesamum indicum, pollinators, insects, abundance, diversity, foraging behaviour, Hymenoptera, Diptera, Coleoptera, diversity indices, dominance, diurnal variations
    441-444
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.153

  • Preference of Red Flour Beetle Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) Towards Colour Cues

    V. Yamini Prakashini, G. Srinivasan, M. Shanthi, K. Prabakaran

    Keywords:

    Tribolium castaneum, Corcyra cephalonica, visual stimuli, coloured discs, coloured LEDs, distribution, dark pink, violet, red, blue, black, yellow
    445-447
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.151

  • Incidence of Mango Stem Miner Spulerina isonoma (Meyrick) and First Record of Its Parasitoid

    J. Poorani, R. Thanigairaj

    Keywords:

    Mango, stem miner, Lepidoptera, symptoms, diagnosis, life stages, distribution, parasitoid, new record, India
    448-450
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.433

  • Behavioural Response of Stored Product Insects to Light and Bait Sources in Paddy Storage Godown

    M. Sathiyaseelan, J. Jayaraj, M. Shanthi, K. Sujatha

    Keywords:

    Paddy godown, bait and light trap, Rhyzopertha dominica, Tribolium spp., Sitotroga cerealella, incandescent, CFL and LED lights, wheat flour, attraction, monitoring
    451-454
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.150

  • Role of Protein and Food Baits in Attraction of Melon Fruit Fly Zeugodacus cucurbitae in Bitter Gourd

    Sruthi A. B., Zadda Kavitha, M. Shanthi, A. Beaulah

    Keywords:

    Zeugodacus cucurbitae, bitter gourd, protein bait, Proteinex, food bait, fruit juice, banana, guava, tomato, pineapple, attraction, efficiency, attraction enhancers
    455-458
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.432

  • Seasonal Incidence of Fall Army Worm Spodoptera frugiperda in Maize

    Darshan R., Prasanna P. M.

    Keywords:

    Spodoptera frugiperda, maize, Karnataka, natural enemies, parasitoids, entomopathogenic fungi, kharif, rabi, population dynamics, correlation coefficients
    459-461
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.431

  • Management of Chilo partellus Swinhoe and Stenachroia elongella Hampson in Midhills of Meghalaya

    Sandip Patra, Rachna Pande, Rumki H. Ch. Sangma, Pankaj Baiswar, Bijoya Bhattacharjee

    Keywords:

    Maize, Meghalaya, Chilo partellus, Stenachroia elongella, flubendiamide, spinosad, Bacillus thuringiensis, neem oil, fipronil
    462-464
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.430

  • An Attempt to Explore Bumble Bees in Nagaland

    Avinash Chauhan, H. K. Singh

    Keywords:

    Bombus orientalis, survey, bee flora, foraging activity, abundance, morphology, morphometrics, queen, workers rearing, brood
    465-468
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.429

  • Outbreak of Defoliator Coconympha iriarcha Meyrick on Coconut

    Sujithra M., Shashank P. R., Santhosh Naik, Rajkumar M.

    Keywords:

    Coconut, Coconympha iriarcha, Opisina arenosella, damage, defoliator, reoccurrence, redescription, illustrations, larva, differences
    469-472
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.428

  • First Report of Acanthocoris scabrator (Coreidae) as a Pest of Vegetables in India

    K. M. Shameem, S. R. Hiremath, K. D. Prathapan

    Keywords:

    Acanthocoris scabrator, Coreidae, host plants, Capsicum annuum, Capsicum frutescens, Ipomoea aquatica, Ipomoea batatas, Solanum melongena, Andaman Islands, new record, Kerala, vegetables, pest
    473-475
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.383

  • Efficacy of Botanical Formulations Against Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Oryctes rhinoceros

    M. Alagar, T. Srinivasan, K. Rajamanickam, A. Josephrajkumar, A. Yasmin, S. Chinnadurai, V. Sivakumar, S. Praneetha, H. P. Maheswarappa

    Keywords:

    Oryctes rhinoceros, coconut, botanical formulations, juvenile palms, leaf damage, spear leaf, chlorantraniliprole, botanical cake and paste, weed extracts
    476-479
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.381

  • Efficacy of Coloured Sticky Traps Against Thrips in Cotton

    M. Amutha

    Keywords:

    Scirtothrips dorsalis (Hood), Thrips tabaci, Thrips palmi, management, sticky traps, yellow, blue, white, attraction, monitoring, IPM
    480-482
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.380

  • Evaluation of Insecticides and Suitable Trap Containers for Effective Fruit Fly Catches

    Singh H. S., Gundappa Baradevanal, Dharm Beer

    Keywords:

    Fruit flies, mango, Bactrocera dorsalis, insecticides, trap designs, methyl eugenol, emamectin benzoate, abamectin, profenophos, CISH trap
    483-486
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.379

  • Seasonal Incidence of Whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Genn.) on Mungbean

    Nadeya Khaliq, Uma Shankar, Bashir Ahmad Rather

    Keywords:

    Bemisia tabaci, mungbean, seasonal incidence, correlation coefficients, weather factors, maximum temperature, relative humidity, population dynamics
    487-489
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.177

  • Study on Varietal Preference of Tea Mosquito Bug Helopeltis antonii Signoret in Guava

    K. Aravinthraju, K. Suresh, S. Manisegaran, C. Rajamanickam

    Keywords:

    Helopeltis antonii, guava, varieties, Arka Rashmi, Red Flush, Arka Kiran, Taiwan Red and Lucknow- 49, preference, non-preference
    490-491
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.376

  • Persistence and Degradation Behaviour of Dimethoate in Grapes

    Banka Kanda Kishore Reddy, K. Bhuvaneswari, M. Paramasivam, A. Suganthi, P. Geetha

    Keywords:

    Grapes, dimethoate, omethoate, method validation, QuChERS, dissipation, risk assessment, risk quotient, acceptable daily intake, maximum residue level
    492-496
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.146

  • A Preliminary Survey of Ectoparasites in Neora Valley National Park, West Bengal

    Amita Hajra, Shuvra Kanti Sinha, Santanu Mahato

    Keywords:

    Ectoparasites, mite, lice, domestic animals, wildlife, zoonotic disease, Bovicola bovis, Dermacentor auratus, Ixodes granulates, Neora Valley National Park
    497-499
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.375

  • Screening of Bottle Gourd Genotypes Against Fruit Flies Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coquillett)

    D. S. Meena, V. S. Acharya, V. S. Rajput, A. K. Yadav

    Keywords:

    Bottle gourd, genotypes, Bactrocera cucurbitae, resistance, susceptible, least susceptible, moderately susceptible, germplasm, PSPL, screening
    500-502
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.374

Review Articles

  • A Review on Vector Borne Disease Transmission: Current Strategies of Mosquito Vector Control

    S. Manikandan, A. Mathivanan, Bhagyashree Bora, P. Hemaladkshmi, V. Abhisubesh, S. Poopathi

    Keywords:

    Vector borne disease, mosquito vectors, socio-economic impact, integrated vector management, synthetic insecticides, bio-pesticides, vector control
    503-513
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.593

  • Muscidae (Diptera)- A Historical Perspective

    Pravas Hazari, Shuvra Kanti Sinha, Nandan Jana, Amita Hajra, Santanu Mahato

    Keywords:

    Muscidae, Diptera, faunistic survey, agricultural importance, medical importance, forensic importance, molecular taxonomy, ecological study, microbial study, India
    514-523
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.592
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