Claim · model-written summary
Coptosoma variegatum was reported on mango trees for the first time from Kerala and Karnataka in south India.
- Taxon
- mango
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Mangifera indicae1 - Interactor
- Coptosoma variegatumCoptosoma variegatume1pest
- Outcome
- incidencee1
- Setting
- Kerala and Karnatakae1
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Verbatim
e1“The incidence of Coptosoma variegatum (Herrich-Schäeffer, 1838) on mango tree is reported for the first time from south Indian states, Kerala and Karnataka”
Title
Jyothi Sara Jacob; S. Salini; S. Shanas ENTOMON 2023. doi:10.33307/entomon.v48i1.848
Other claims from this paper (4)
- Observation The bugs colonised and fed on tender shoots of mango trees.
- Observation The extent of damage to mango by the insect was low.
- Mechanism The insect in association with other pests may affect the vigour of young mango trees.
- Observation Coptosoma variegatum is redescribed and illustrated based on male and female genitalia.