Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3835

Full Length Research Paper

Poophilus costalis Walker (Hemiptera: Cercopoidea: Aphrophoridae): A possible constraint to commercial exploitation of Lavendula angustifolia Mill in Kashmir Himalaya with affinity for C3 photosynthetic plants

Malkait Singh Saini 1, Nakeer Razak1*and Irfan Ahmad2
1Department of Zoology, Punjabi University Patiala, Punjab, India-147002, India. 2Division of Genetics and Biotechnology, Faculty of Fisheries, SKUAST-K, Srinagar, Kashmir, Ex Curator Zoology Museum, Department of Zoology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar-India-19006, India.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 10 January 2011
  •  Published: 04 June 2011

Abstract

Poophilus costalis Walker, has been encountered in the biodiversity hotspot region of Kashmir Himalaya. This is the first report of family Aphrophoridae from the region. Nine species of plants under nine genera and seven families were recorded as host plants of the insect, including highly valued cash crop Lavendula angustifolia with an infestation level of 30 percent. Sixty five plant species were screened for infestation of the insect, under twenty families; comprising of 39 (60%) C3, 24 (37%) C4 and 2 (3%) CAM plants. In none of the cases the insect was associated with C4 plants. Data interpretation leaves some scope for revisiting Thompson’s theory of predilection of spittle bugs for C4 plants.

 

Key words: Poophilus costalis, Lavendula angustifolia, aphrophoridae, spittle bugs, C4plants.

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