Occurrence of large spine- footed bug, Physomerus grossipes Fabricius (Coreidae: Hemiptera) on banana in India

B. Padmanaban; N.M. Patil; N.B. Shaikh

doi:10.33307/entomon.v41i1.127

Occurrence of large spine- footed bug, Physomerus grossipes Fabricius (Coreidae: Hemiptera) on banana in India

Authors

B. Padmanaban ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirapalli- 620 102, Tamil Nadu, India
N.M. Patil Banana Research Station, Jalgoan, Maharashtra, India.
N.B. Shaikh Banana Research Station, Jalgoan, Maharashtra, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v41i1.127

Keywords:

large spine- footed bug, Physomerus grossipes Fabricius, Banana, India

Abstract

A new coreid bug identified as Physomerus grossipes Fabricius was recorded infesting banana as a pest. The coreid bug sucks the pulp from the fingers and the feeding damage results in the development of sunken black spots on the peel.

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Published

2016-03-31

How to Cite

Padmanaban, B., Patil, N., & Shaikh, N. (2016). Occurrence of large spine- footed bug, Physomerus grossipes Fabricius (Coreidae: Hemiptera) on banana in India. ENTOMON, 41(1), 77–78. https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v41i1.127