Insect pests of Rice and their management

Farmers lose an estimated average of 37% of their rice crop to pests and diseases every year. For good crop management, timely and accurate diagnosis can reduce losses and for that proper identification and management of pests should be adopted.

Major pests of paddy are:-

Nursery Pests

S.No.	Pests of rice
1.	Thrips (थ्रिप्स)
2.	Green leafhopper (धान की पत्तियों के हरे फुदके)
3.	Case worm (धान का बंका)
4.	Paddy stemborer (तना छेदक)
5.	Swarming Caterpillar(वृंद इल्ली)

Main field Pests

S.No.	Pests
1.	Paddy stemborer (पीला तना छेदक)
2.	Gall midge (गाल मिज कीट)
3.	Swarming Caterpillar(वृंद इल्ली)
4.	Rice skipper
5.	Leaf folder (or) leaf roller (पत्ती मोड़क कीट)
6.	Horned caterpillar
7.	Yellow hairy caterpillar
8.	Grasshopper
9.	Spiny Beetle / Rice hispa (धान का हिस्पा)
10.	Whorl maggo (वर्ल मेगट)
11.	Green leafhopper (धान की पत्तियों के हरे फुदके)
12.	Brown plant leafhopper (भूरा भूनगा फुदका)
13.	White-backed plant hopper (सफेद पीठ वाला भुनगा-फुदका)
14.	Mealy bug (मिली बग)
15.	Ear head bug
16.	Thrips(थ्रिप्स)

Source-

• TNAU Agritech Portal.