BIOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT COMPARISON OF ALTICA HIMENSIS (COLEOPTERA: CHRYSOMELIDAE) ON BOTH INVASIVE ALIEN PLANT RUMEX HASTATUS AND NATIVE IMPATIENS BALSAMINA IN KASHMIR HIMALAYA
The invasive alien plant species Rumex hastatus and a native plant species Impatiens balsamina are considered as obnoxious weeds present in the Kashmir valley covering major habitat types like orchards, agricultural fields and barren lands. The specialist native insect herbivore Altica himensis collected at field sites...