Learn about how to control pests of cotton and fibre crops! 1. Red Cotton Bug: Dysdercus Koenigii Fabr. (Heteroptera- Pyrrhocoridae): It is a serious pest of cotton and sucks juice with its long beak from the seed of either green or ripe cotton bolls. Both the nymphs and adults are voracious feeders and cause extensive […]
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Learn about how to control pests of sugarcane! 1. Sugarcane Leaf Hopper: Pyrilla Perpusilla Walk. (Homoptera- Fulgoridae): This is a serious pest of sugarcane and it prefers the board leaved succulent variety as the food plant. Both the adults and nymphs are voracious feeders which ingest the sap from the underside of leaves. This results […]
How to Control Pests of Oilseed Crops? | Agriculture
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Learn about how to control pests of oilseed crops! 1. Castor Semilooper: Achaea Janata Linn. (Lepidoptera- Noctuidae): This is one of the most destructive pests of castor crop. Damage is caused by the caterpillars which feed voraciously on the delicate parts of the leaves and at the end only the veins remain. Due to considerable […]