Potato is the most important staple food crop in India.This crop is attacked by a number of insect pests which reduce the yield. The major pests, their identification, and management are given in the link below:
Major Pests of Potato are:-
S.No. |
Pests |
|
| 1. | Greasy Cutworm/ Black cut worm |  |
| 2. | Potato tuber moth |  |
| 3. | White grubs |  |
| 4. | Tobacco Caterpillar |  |
| 5. | Green Leaf Hopper |  |
| 6. | Green peach aphid |  |
| 7. | Whitefly |
|
METHODS/TOOLS OF IPM (BIOLOGICAL, CULTURAL, CHEMICAL AND MECHANICAL CONTROL)
S.No. |
Methods-IPM |
Practices |
| 1. | MECHANICAL | Trapping and collecting; mowing, chopping, crushing, and grinding plant residues, pests, and other forms; hand pulling and picking |
| 2. | CULTURAL | Use resistant varieties; rotate crops; chop stalks and dispose of refuse after harvest; tillage approaches; times for planting and harvesting; pruning and thinning with some crops; fertilizing based on crop needs; sanitation; water and runoff control; using trap crops |
| 3. | BIOLOGICAL | Using natural predators, such as beneficial insects; using parasites, such as bacteria; using genetically engineered crops; releasing sterile or incompatible pests |
| 4. | PHYSICAL | Using high and low temperatures; irradiation, particularly with seed and food grains; light traps |
| 5. | CHEMICAL | Poisons; growth regulators; attractants and repellants; sterilants |
| 6. | REGULATION | Quarantines; government-sponsored eradication and supression programs |
Source-
- TamilNadu Agritech Portal
- USAID
