Blister Beetle, Mylabris pustulata (Thunberg), Incidence on Tomato: A New Report from Uttarakhand, India

Tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum L.) is an important and widely grown vegetable crop throughout India, and it has been attacked by several insect pests. This study sheds light on the infestation of Mylabris pustulata since its damage is noticed on tomato crop by feeding on buds, flowers, fruits, and so...

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Published inNational Academy science letters Vol. 46; no. 5; pp. 383 - 386
Main Authors Patel, Chenesh, Srivastava, R. M., Rana, Anil, Deeksha, M. G.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Delhi Springer India 01.10.2023
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Beetles
Blistering
Crops
Flowers
History of Science
Humanities and Social Sciences
Insects
multidisciplinary
Mylabris pustulata
Pests
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Short Communication
Solanum lycopersicum
Tomatoes
Uttarakhand India
India
Blister beetle
First report
Infestation
Tomato
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Summary:Tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum L.) is an important and widely grown vegetable crop throughout India, and it has been attacked by several insect pests. This study sheds light on the infestation of Mylabris pustulata since its damage is noticed on tomato crop by feeding on buds, flowers, fruits, and sometimes even on tender leaves of tomato, either solitarily or gregariously. Further, the morphological and molecular identification (accession number-OP647113.1) carried out also confirms M. pustulata as a feeding agent. This is the new report on tomato crop infested by blister beetle, M. pustulata, observed in Lakhamandal village of Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
ISSN:0250-541X
2250-1754
DOI:10.1007/s40009-023-01288-x