Mango hopper population in different varieties of Mango

Abstract

To study the population of hoppers in different varieties of mango, a survey was conducted to assess the varietal preference of mango hoppers in the orchard of Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram Tamil Nadu, India during May 2019. The mango varieties selected for the study were Neelam, Senthoora, Jahangir, Alphonso, Arka Puneet, Malgova, Suvarnarekha and K-11. The occurrence of mango hoppers was recorded from 1st week of May with corresponding to five standard weeks. High hopper population was recorded at first week of May in K-11 with a mean population of hoppers (152.00 hoppers/5 panicle) and Alphonso (127.60 hoppers/5 panicle). On the other hand low incidence of hoppers was recorded in varieties like Arka Puneet with a mean value of (2.80 hoppers/5 panicle and Suvarnarekha (1.20 hoppers/5panicle) respectively.