2024 Vol. 30 No.2 PP 352-354
https://doi.org/10.33451/florafauna.v30i2pp352-354
First Report on the Occurrence and Outbreak of Pentatomid Bug, Degonetus serratus (Hemiptera: Heteroptera)on Teak in Bariatu, Ranchi (Jharkhand), India
**Anand Kumar Thakur
1 *ICAR-Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research,
LUCKNOW (UP) INDIA 226 001
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Entomology Laboratory, University Department of Zoology,
Ranchi University, RANCHI-834008 (JHARKHAND) INDIA
*E-mail : fmruanand@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
Degonetus serratus (Distant) is a pentatomid bug belonging to the order Hemiptera of the class Insecta. The present work
is a report on the outbreak of this bug on the teak trees in Ranchi, Jharkhand. The collection was made during the field visit in an
urban area Rani Bagan, Bariatu, Ranchi. Several newspaper reports emphasized on the degree of damage of leaves of teak in
the area. The present paper is the first report of the occurrence of this bug and its frequent infestation from June 2023 to
February 2024 in the Bariatu area of Ranchi.
KEY WORDS : Bariatu, Degonetus serratus, Hemiptera, Insecta, Jharkhand, Pentatomid, Ranchi.