New prey record of giant ladybird beetle Anisolemnia dilatata (Fabricius) (Coccinellidae: Coleoptera) feeding on Som Plant Aphid Aiceona sp.

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Suprakash Pal
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1805-2410
Biwash Gurung
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0552-6717
Ponnusamy Natarajan
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7261-0383
Partha Sarathi Medda

Abstract

This paper reports the occurrence of giant ladybird beetle Anisolemnia dilatata (Fabricius) (Coccinellidae: Coleoptera) predating upon the aphid, Aiceona sp. infesting the Som plants, Persea bombycina Kost. from Pundibari, Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India. This is a new prey record for the Giant ladybird beetle.

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Suprakash Pal, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya (North Bengal Agriculture University)

Department of Agricultural Entomology

Associate Professor

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