 Currently farmers are spraying insecticides in the field through man-made pumps or tractor drwon sprayers or machine-operated pumps.  New technology is forthcoming...

 Female adult lays eggs under the rind of developing fruits by puncturing it.  The emerging yellowish-whitish maggot feeds on its pulp.  Small...

 The incidence of insect pests is generally remain higher in the crops sown/planting at narrow.  Narrow planting helps to increase the moisture and...

 The termites’ queen lives very deep in the soil. The emerging workers only damage the horticultural crops.  The termites live away from the light in soil and harm...

In the area where pink bollworm incidence was so severe during last season, there will be the chances of the same pest infestation in this crop also. To...

• Nymphal and adults are wedge-shaped and run very fast diagonally. • The population suddenly increases at the time of flowering. • The flowers are dried of due...

• Thrips are the main pest in the onion crop. • Due to the outbreak of this pest, it results in reduced crop yield. • Full information is given...

Farmers suffer heavy losses due to the outbreak of fruit fly in all vine class crops. On the outbreak of this insect, the shape of the fruit turns crooked, and the...

Bajra is being cultivated in monsoon as well as in summer season also. At present, bajra crop may be at panicle stage or panicle emergence stage. This milking stage...

The infestation of thrips is observed in nursery and in transplanted crop throughout the season. Both nymphs and adults lacerate the leaf surface and suck the oozing...

 Mainly green leaf hopper, brown plant hopper and white backed plant hopper are damaging to paddy cultivated in summer.  Both, nymphs and adults are...

o Sowing or growing of crop in small area which is most preferred by the insect pests in main crop is known as trap crop, which are not intended for production. o...

 The bark eating caterpillar is damaging to the horticultural crops such as pomegranate, guava, mango, drumstick, ber, mango, aonla etc.  The caterpillar feeds...

 Sesame can be cultivated in monsoon and summer season also.  Generally gall fly, leaf folder, hawk moth larva, jassids and aphids are damaging to...

• The incidence is more under warm weather condition. • Larva enters into the plant near the internode by making a hole and feed inside. • The...

• Farmers often rely on chemical pesticides for the pest control in their crops. • The population of natural enemies constantly decreases due to continuous use of...

• Girdle beetle is also known as soybean stem borer. • These grubs are white in colour with soft body and black head. • Female adult make two...

 Generally farmers are aware about the insect pests that commonly attack cotton fields and the way to control them.  Sometimes, we see the pests on our crops...

o Generally spotted bollworm and Helicoverpa larval infestation is much more in kharif sown crop than the summer sown crop. o Both are damaging to shoots & also pods...

•Many problems arise at immediate and long term basis due to excessive use of chemical pesticides. We are then incapable of resolving such contradictory problems, for...