A preliminary report on biological characters of Procontarinia robusta in mango

Procontarinia robusta is a newly recorded pest which attacks foliage of ornamental mango in Xiamen, Fu-jan Province.It has annually four generations.Females lay eggs on ventral side of leaves and larvae hatch after 3-5 days.Larvae emerging from the ventral surface of leaf, feed on leaves and form large amount of galls.It overwinters in the forms of larval and pupal within galls.