DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDENCE OF MANGO MEALYBUG

Abstract

The present study was conducted in all over Bangladesh during the period from November, 2015 to May, 2016 to know distribution, host preference, damage severity, percent of infestation, infested plant part and percent of plant part infestation and damage severity of mango mealybug. Survey was done at 26 districts and 87 upazilla in Bangladesh. Mango mealybug was recorded from 17 upazilla out of 87 upazilla in Bangladesh. Jackfruit was common host at all locations followed by mango. Among all the host plant Mango and Jackfruit are most preferable for mango mealybug. Comparatively higher infestation occurred on fruit of jackfruit (about 86.72%) compared to inflorescence (about 73%) and branch (about 78.3%). In, case of mango, more infestation occurred on inflorescences (about 84.38%) than branch and fruit. High severity was observed on fruit of jackfruit (about 86.72%) and inflorescence (about 84.38%) of mango in most of locations.