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

• Bee keeping business is growing rapidly in India. By adopting this business with agriculture, farmers can get supplementary additional income, which can go a long...

 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 population and incidence of insect pests in any crop can be reduce by using well decomposed FYM/ compost/ vermicompost at the time of soil preparation....

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...

 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...

Some farmers are following the sowing of cotton and somewhere cotton crop already germinated. Some of the insect pests are also attacking at the early stage of the...

• 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...

• The infestation of white grub is generally more in sandy or sandy loam soil. • The white coloured larvae feed on root system of the plant. As a result,...

The newly hatched larvae from the eggs of leaf eating caterpillar (Spodoptera), armyworms and hairy caterpillar remain on lower surface of the leaves and scrap 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 incidence is more under warm weather condition. • Larva enters into the plant near the internode by making a hole and feed inside. • The...

White brown coloured larva of this insect initially feeds on primary roots of groundnut and then damages the main root system. As a result, plants dry up gradually...

•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...

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

Bhendi crop is grown throughout the year. Various types of pests infest this crop. Jassids infestation is mainly observed during the cropping period. Let's know about...

• 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...

Different varieties of mangoes are being cultivated in India. Farmers are getting revenue by exporting mangoes to other countries. The mangoes that are meant for export...

 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...