Learn about the pests that damage sunnhemp and its control. 1. Sunnhemp Capsid, Ragmus Importunitas Distant (Hemiptera: Miridae): This is a small, active, green bug which sucks plant sap and when present in large swarms, causes appreciable damage. The pest is widely distributed in southern India. Life-Cycle: The bugs lay white cylindrical eggs in the […]
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Learn about the pests that damage sugarcane and its control. 1. Sugarcane Pyrilla, Pyrilla Perpusilla (Walker) (Hemiptera: Lophopidae): Pyrilla or the sugarcane leafhopper is distributed throughout India and appears periodically as a destructive pest of sugarcane in Pakistan, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan. Apart from sugarcane, it feeds on wheat, barley (Hordeum vulgare Linn.), oats (Avena […]
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Learn about the pests that damage sugarcane and its control. 1. Sugarcane Top Borer, Scirpophaga Excerptalis (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae): This insect is one of the most destructive pests of sugarcane in India and Pakistan. It is also distributed in Myanmar, Sri Lanka, China, Formosa, Japan, the Philippines and Thailand. Apart from sugarcane, it is also […]