This pest is different from insects as it has four pairs of legs. It damages the underside of the leaf by forming tiny webs. Rose cultivating in green house is more...

The dormant mealybugs of the previous year climb on the tree and started damaging to the developing fruits. It is not advisable to spray any chemical insecticides...

According to one study, the damage caused by this pest is generally remain lower in the crop transplanted during September. Some of the farmers will have transplanted...

The infestation of this pest is generally started at 15-20 days after transplanting the crop. The farmers who have planted mustard or cress (asaliyo) as trap crop around...

These kinds of insects are known as “Glow worms (lightening bugs)” and present about 200 species on the earth. One of the glands present on its body produces a substance...

If you store harvested cotton in room located on your farm, you encourage the pink bollworm to grow. Recently picked of cotton will have the larvae of pink bollworm...

Apply fipronil 5 SC @ 1.6 lit or chlorpyriphos 20 EC @ 1.5 lit per hectare and mix it well with 100 kg sand or soil. This treated material should be apply in field...

Most of the farmers will have sown chickpea crop and current crop stage will be in its vegetative growth. During this stage, pod borer (Helicoverpa) larvae feed on...

The larvae hatch out from the eggs laid on the leaves and flowers enter into the developing pea pod and feed the developing seeds. Infested pods turn yellow and mature...

This caterpillar has a habit of twisting curls on slight touching. At night, it comes out from the soil and cut the stem close to the gound level and feeds tender...

There will be poding stage of pigeon pea crop. At this stage, different four types of caterpillars doing damage to the developing pods. For the control of these pod...

Now-a-days, castor may be at the spike emergence stage. During this stage, larva of capsule borer attaches the nearby capsules with the help of silken thread and its...

A study has found that the infestation of pink boll worm has increased significantly since January onwards. As well as quality of cotton is also affected. Most farmers...

The incidence of these larvae is more economically damaging if it occurs in the week after the germination of mustard crop. The infestation of these pest is rare if...

The crop is being cultivated in Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and some of the parts of Rajasthan also. If the pest appears at two week after transplanting, it can...

• Tomato is cultivated by a large number of farmers as vegetable crop • Fruit borer is world famous pest infesting this crop. If utmost attention has not been given,...

These yellowish brown coloured beetles are feeding on pollens & petals of the flowers. Bearing of fruits are affected. Initially, lower countable population is observed...

Roses are cultivated by farmers as a cash floriculture crop. This green caterpillar feeds on growing buds, leaves as well as matured flowers and make them unfit for...

Since last few years, the infestation of mealy bugs increasing in all parts of the India. This pest is more prevalent on fruits than on the leaves, twigs and other...

Some farmers have now turned to cultivating dragon fruit. These fruits are reach source of vitamin C, antioxidant, iron etc. which improve our immune system. This...