Jasminum sp as Refuge and Forage Plant for Gastropods

The Observations during Kharif 2013 on jasmine (Jasminum sambac and J. multiflorum) cultivated in half acre plots each at Hessaraghatta, Bengaluru North Taluk, Bengaluru Urban District is reported. Of the 43 J multiflorum plants probed, C. bistrialis was recorded on 24 plants, C. semirugata on 9 and A.fulica on one plant. Of the seven J. sambac plants counted seven C. semirugata and three R. punctata were counted, the highest number of the former was 3 and the latter 2 per plant. The aggregation of gastropods was high in J. multiflorum compared to J. sambac, this was reflected in the foliar damage of 30% in the former and up to 5% in the latter.