Rec. zool. Surv. India: Vol. 117(4)/ 356-366, 2017 DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v117/i4/2017/121290 ISSN (Online) : (Applied for) ISSN (Print) : 0375-1511 * Author for correspondence Accepted on: 19.12.2017 Article Received on: 01.09.2017 Introduction Apples are grown over several years in the same habitat which serves as a permanent abode for the multiplication of various pests. About a thousand insect pests have been recorded from temperate fruit plants all over the world (Chadha & Awasthi, 2005). Of them, 600 pests are found on apples alone. Hemiptera included Eriosoma lanigerum Hausmann (most serious pest), Aphis pomi De Geer and Quadraspidiotus perniciosus Comstock, as abundant amongst all whereas others including Reduvius delicatula Distant, Putala rostrata Melichar, Nezara viridula (Linnaeus), Halyomorpha halys Stal, Halys dentatus Fabricius, Empoasca sp. Borysthers sp, Oxyrachis rufescens Walker and Borysthers sp. are less abundant.. Amongst the recorded Hemipterans, three new records are made by the investigator in Jammu province viz. Reduvius delicatula, Putala rostrata Melichar and Borysthers belonging to families Reduvidae, Dictyopharidae and Fulgoridae respectively. ere are chances that a minor pest of today may become major tomorrow, it is therefore necessary to study them as well. Material and Methods Regular visits were made to stations viz. Bhaderwah, Batote, Kishtwar, Udhampur, Poonch and Rajouri districts of Jammu province during the study period to record the distribution, extent of damage, biological and ecological observations regarding the insect pests associated with apple plantations. e specimens were collected by the net sweeping method on the apple plantation from various localities of the Jammu Province. Aſter collection each specimens were placed in the Insect collection bottles. Some samples are collected directly from the seed and others part of the plants. ey are pinned and labled and stored in well fumigated insect cabinet of the Laboratory. All photographs have been taken with Sony cyber shot T 70 digital camera with macro function. e photographs Abstract Twelve species belonging to different families of Hemiptera viz. Aphididae (Eriosoma lanigerum Hausmann, Aphis pomi De Geer), Reduvidae (Reduvius delicatula Distant), Dictyopharidae (Putala rostrata Melichar), Diaspididae (Quadraspidiotus perniciosus Comstock), Pentatomidae (Nezara viridula (Linnaeus), Halyomorpha halys Stal, Halys dentatus Fabricius, Scutelleridae (Chrysocoris purpureus Westwood), Fulgoridae (Borysthers sp.), Jassidae (Empoasca sp.) and Membracidae (Oxyrachis rufescens Walker) have been reported infesting apple plantations from different apple growing districts viz. Bhaderwah, Batote, Kishtwar, Udhampur, Poonch and Rajouri districts of Jammu province of Jammu Province. Their distribution, host plants, diagnostic features and damage caused by these pests to apple plantations are also discussed in the present paper. Keywords: Apple Plantation, Diversity, Hemiptera, Malus domestica, Pest Report on Hemipteran pest diversity on apple plantations (Malus domestica Borkh.) in Jammu and Kashmir State of India Ruchie Gupta 1 and P. C. Pathania 2* 1 Department of Zoology, University of Jammu, Tawi, Jammu - 180006, Jammu and Kashmir, India; ruchiegupta18@gmail.com 2 Zoological Survey of India, M- Block, New Alipore - 700053, Kolkata, West Bengal, India; pathaniapc@yahoo.co.in