Vol. 12, Issue 5 (2023)

Author(s):
Sushmita Kashyap, Piyush Kant Netam and Bhanu Pratap Katlam

Abstract:
Survival of lac insect, Kerria lacca Kerr (Hemiptera: Tachardidae) indifferent cardinal directions of the host plant branches was examined for consecutive crops of Kusumi strain, uring 20-21. Survival of lac insect, density towards west (30.61/sq. cm) and east (35.19/sq. cm) was significantly low as compared to that towards north (54.58/sq. cm) and south (36.94/sq. cm respectively. The observed difference in the cardinal direction might be due to shade preference characteristic of the insect.