American Journal of Plant Biology 2017; 2(1): 11-16 http://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/j/ajpb doi: 10.11648/j.ajpb.20170201.13 Incidence of Spider Mites (Tetranychus urticae Koch) Infestation on Different Rose Cultivars in Bangladesh Md Elmur Reza1, *, Nur Mohammad Razib2, Md. Imam Hossain1, Md. Rashedul Islam1, B. M. Sajjad Hossain3, Md. Sirajul Islam Bhuiyan2 1Bangladesh Sugarcrop Research Institute, Ishurdi, Pabna, Bangladesh 2Department of Entomology, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh 3Department of Business Administration, IBAIS University, Dhaka, Bangladesh Email address:
[email protected] (Md. E. Reza) *Corresponding author To cite this article: Md Elmur Reza, Nur Mohammad Razib, Md. Imam Hossain, Md. Rashedul Islam, B. M. Sajjad Hossain, Md. Sirajul Islam Bhuiyan. Incidence of Spider Mites (Tetranychus urticae Koch) Infestation on Different Rose Cultivars in Bangladesh. American Journal of Plant Biology. Vol. 2, No. 1, 2017, pp. 11-16. doi: 10.11648/j.ajpb.20170201.13 Received: October 30, 2016; Accepted: December 8, 2016; Published: January 5, 2017 Abstract: The study was conducted at the farm of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka during the period from April to December 2012 to determine the incidence of spider mites on different variety of roses. The experiment included twelve varieties of roses viz. Wild rose, Crazy love bi-color, Yellow star, Missing love, Compassion, Charming lady, Dream bangle, Sleepy moon, Sweet doll, Moon light, Sweet love and Mini moni. Each variety represents as one treatment. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications. Incidence of spider mites showed significant variation due to the effect of varieties.