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Millets are indigenous to many parts of the world.The most widely grown millet is pearl millet, which is an important crop in India and parts of Africa.Finger millet, proso millet, and foxtail millet are also important crop species In India, various alcoholic beverages are produced from millets.[31] Millet is also the base ingredient for the […]
Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is an important cereal crop cultivated all over the world and consumed by nearly 35% of the world population. It harbours nearly two dozen of insects; among them only half a dozen of insect pests, like aphids, termites, army worm, pink stem borer, pod borer and Ghujhia weevil, attain the major pest […]
PEST ON RICE Swarming caterpillar – Spodoptera mauritia Noctuidae : Lepidoptera It is a serious pest on nurseries and early stage of the crops. During night hours, larvae cut the seedlings in large scale and present a cattle-grazing appearance to the field. Gregarious feeders and march from field to field. Damage is severe in […]
Pest Monitoring Monitoring phytophagous insects and their natural enemies is a fundamental tool in IPM – for taking management decision Monitoring – estimation of changes in insect distribution and abundance information about insects, life history influence of biotic and abiotic factors on pest population Pest Surveillance Refers to the constant watch on the population dynamics […]
PEST – Derived from French word ‘Peste’ and Latin term ‘Pestis’ meaning plague or contagious disease Pest is any animal which is noxious, destructive or troublesome to man or his interests A pest is any organism which occurs in large numbers and conflict with man’s welfare, convenience and profit A pest is an organism which […]