Teak Tectona grandis (Linnaeus), is the most preferred afforested species of Odisha. It is attacked by 42 species of insect pests out of which Hyblaea puera, Eutectona machaeralis, Pteroma plagiophelps, Orgia albipunctata, Oxya velox, Atractomorpha crenulata, Myllocerus sp., Odontotermes obesus, Sahyadrasus malabaricus, Indarbela quadrinotata, Ferissia virgata, Celosterna scabrator, Aphis gossypii, Tricentrus bicolour, Podisus brevispinus were found as major pests. Out of the total reported species, 52% were recorded as foliage feeders, 31% as sap feeders, 7% as stem borers and bark feeders each and 3% recorded as root feeders. | Diversity of insect pests and their natural enemies infesting teak Tectona Grandis Verbenaceae in coastal Odisha
