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Indian gooseberry (Phyllanthus emblica, Emblica officinalis) popularly also known as aonla, amla and amrit phal is found attacked by a number of insects causing considerable damage. The major insect pests reported from aonla are shoot gall maker Rhodoneura emblicalis and Betousa stylophora; leaf roller Caloptilia acidula; hairy caterpillar Selepa celtis; bark-eating caterpillar Indarbela tetraonis; leaf roller Tonica zizyphi; bag worm Zeuzera sp.; fruit borer Meridarchis spp.; pomegranate butterfly Deudorix isocrates; bag worm Eumeta sp., Zeuzera sp. and Acanthodelta janata Linn.; fruit midge Clinodiplosis sp. and Schoutedonia emblica; cowbug Tricentrus congestus and Drosicha sp.; plant hopper Seliza truncata; spherical mealybug Nipaecoccus viridis and Oxyrhachis tarandus; weevil Myllocerus discolor; and termite Odontotermes obesus. The other pests include the leaf miner Phyllocnistis citrella and Buzura suppressaria; hairy caterpillars Euproctis fraterna and Euproctis flava and Drosicha sp.; rodents—lesser bandicoot Bandicota bengalensis, soft furred field rat Millardia meltada, house rat Rattus rattus L.; and bird—rose ringed parakeet Psittacula krameri. Management practices for the key pests are also discussed.
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Haldhar, S.M., Agarwal, V.K., Mani, M. (2022). Pests and Their Management in Indian Gooseberry/Amla. In: Mani, M. (eds) Trends in Horticultural Entomology . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-0343-4_32
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