Helopeltis theivora Waterhouse (Heteroptera: Miridae) or the tea mosquito bug (TMB) is a
major sucking pest of tea (Camellia sinensis L.) in most tea-producing countries. The …

A study was undertaken to explore the diversity of arthropod natural enemies in sub-
Himalayan tea plantations of North Bengal, India. The study revealed the presence of 94 …

The tea red spider mite, Oligonychus coffeae Nietner (Tetranychidae), is considered one of
the main phytophagous mite pests of tea plants in north-east India. To reduce the amount of …

Twenty species of coccinellid predators were observed in Sub-Himalayan tea plantation of
North Bengal during 2004 to 2006. Of these, Micraspis discolor (F) was dominant (42.5%) in …

Tea, Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze, is a perennial plantation crop and grown as a
monoculture on large contiguous area of about 5.79 lakh ha in India. The major insect pests …

Tea cultivation and processing was a well-established industry during the British period in
the mountains of Uttarakhand State in northern India. Tea gardens, however, gradually got …

Integrated pest management of insect, nematode and mite pests of tea Nalini C.
Gnanapragasam, Former Deputy Director (Research), Tea Research Institute, Sri Lanka; …

The major beverage crops grown in India are tea and coffee and to a minor extent, Cocoa. In
fact cocoa plants are grown as an intercrop in homestead gardens and has not acquired the …