Sugarcane in Goa is infested by following pests and diseases. Their nature of damage and control measures are suggested below: 1.Sugarcane Wooly aphid Sugarcane woolly aphid is a […]
Pests (कीट)
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Stem borer or clear winged moth
Stem borer or clear winged moth: Melittia eurytion Symptoms of damage: Larva bores into the stem of snake gourd and produces galls Identification of pest: Larva: White in colour Pupa: Pupation takes […]
Brinjal (भटा) / Pest and Diseases (फसलों के कीट एवं रोग) / Vegetables (सब्जियाँ)
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Pests of Brinjal
Brinjal is one of the most commonly grown vegetable crop in the country. India produces about 10.378 MMT of Brinjal from an area of 0.6 Mha with an […]
Fruits (फल) / Pest and Diseases (फसलों के कीट एवं रोग)
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Apple pests and their management
Major pests of Apple are:- 1.Woolly aphid: Eriosoma lanigerum Symptoms of damage: Nymphs and adults suck the juice from bark of the trunk or fruits Weakening and death of […]
Fruits (फल) / Mango (आम) / Pest and Diseases (फसलों के कीट एवं रोग)
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Pests of Mango
Mango is king of all fruits.There are a number of insects damaging mango tree.Some insects are given below: Major pests of Mango are:- S.No. Pests 1. Stem borer […]
Cotton (रुई) / Oil seeds and Cash crops (तिलहनी एवं नकदी फसल) / Pest and Diseases (फसलों के कीट एवं रोग)
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Cotton insect pests and their management
Cotton is one of an important fibre and cash crop in India. It is susceptible to a wide range of insect pests. For the protection of crop, proper […]
Cereals and Millets (अनाज) / Pest and Diseases (फसलों के कीट एवं रोग)
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Pests of Cumbu
Major pests of cumbu are:- 1.Shoot fly: Atherigona approximata Symptom of damage: Young plants dry up causing dead heart Ear heads- chaffy grains in the tip and well-developed grains […]
Pests (कीट)
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Stem borer
Stem borer: Chilo partellus Symptom of damage: Withering and drying of central shoot -“dead heart” Red mining in the midrib Bore holes visible on the stem near the nodes. […]
Cereals and Millets (अनाज) / Maize ( मक्का ) / Millets (चारा फसल) / Pest and Diseases (फसलों के कीट एवं रोग)
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Insect pests of Maize in India
Maize can be attacked by a wide range of insects. Minor pests occur irregularly and will not be a problem every season.For the protection of maize crop, proper […]
Cereals and Millets (अनाज) / Pest and Diseases (फसलों के कीट एवं रोग) / Sorghum (ज्वार)
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Sorghum pests
Sorghum is susceptible to insect pests from emergency to late grain fill. Early pests include armyworms and soil insects. These pests are normally present in a grain crop […]
Pests (कीट)
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Stem borer
Stem borer: Chilo partellus Symptom of damage: Withering and drying of central shoot “dead heart” Red mining in the midrib, bore holes visible on the stem near the nodes […]
Agriculture Crops (खाद्य फसल) / Tobacco (तम्बाखू)
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Tobacco pests and their control
Major pests of tobacco are given below:- Tobacco pests in nursery Before sowing seed beds, chloropyrifos 1.5% dust is mixed @ 40 gm per 10 sq. m. Bed […]
