OCCURRENCE OF TERMITE IN MULBERRY CULTIVATION AT SHEESHAMBARA, DEHRADUN, UTTARAKHAND
Sahadev Chouhan, S. Manthira Moorthy
1.CSB-P2, Basic Seed Farm, NSSO, CSB, Sheeshambara, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 2.CSB-NSSO, Central Silk Board, Bengaluru.
Abstract
Termite belongs to the order Isoptera of class Insecta are commonly called ‘White Ants’. They are social insects and some of them are known to cause damage to mulberry. Most of the mulberry insect pests are seasonal specific and generally appear with leaf sprouting to complete their life cycle with its maturation. Whereas the presence of termites appears round the year. Termites in particular have posed a major problem to mulberry nurseries and plantations. The subterranean termites move to and from the underground colonies through their galleries and damage the young plant, bark and root of the standing mulberry trees resulting breakdown the system of food supply of the plant and thereby reduce quality and quantity of leaves which are not fit for healthy silkworm rearing. Termite is polyphagous in nature but prefers mulberry plant as compare to other trees observed at Basic Seed Farm, Sheeshambara, Dehradun. Though very rare but whenever and wherever they have assumed pest status, they have caused havoc and have incurred serious losses. The paper discusses, in detail, the occurrence of termite causing damage to mulberry cultivation.
Keywords: Occurrence, Termite, Mulberry, Infestation, Sericulture
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EPRA International Journal of Agriculture and Rural Economic Research (ARER)
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Published on : 2025-03-05
Vol | : | 13 |
Issue | : | 3 |
Month | : | March |
Year | : | 2025 |