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The lace bug Cochlochila bullita (Stål), a destructive pest of Ocimum sanctum in Jharkhand, India

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The nature of damage, seasonal incidence, developmental period and morphometrics of Cochlochila bullita (Stål) (Heteroptera: Tingidae) were studied on Ocimum sanctum L. in Jharkhand province of India. The infestation of C. bullita started in June and continued until December on O. sanctum. The highest population of C. bullita per twig was found to be 63.8 in 2011 and 71.2 in 2012, in the months of August and September, respectively. The highest per leaf population of C. bullita was observed in the month of September in both years. The adults and nymphs of C. bullita were found feeding gregariously on the tender leaf and shoot, and laid eggs – mostly single, but sometimes in groups. Pre-oviposition period, oviposition period and egg incubation period of the bug were 3.37, 15.56 and 6.06 days, respectively, whereas the nymphal period was 11.50 days and the adult period was 21.18 days. This is the first report of feeding of C. bullita on O. sanctum from Jharkhand, India.

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I am very thankful to Director, Institute of Forest Productivity, and Dr. Sanjay Singh, Head, Botany Division and Project Officer In-charge medicinal plant garden for support to conduct the experiment and observations.

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Kumar, A. The lace bug Cochlochila bullita (Stål), a destructive pest of Ocimum sanctum in Jharkhand, India. Phytoparasitica 42, 295–302 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12600-013-0359-0

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