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Insect Pests of Major Crops

Name of the crop Name of Insect-pests Zoological name Nature of damage
Rice Gundhy or Rice bug Leptocorisa acuta Attack during post-flowering period
Leaf hopper Nephotettix Attack the leaves
Wheat Gujhia weevil — Grubs feed on the roots and adults cut the growing points.
Shoot fly — Attact seedlings and kill the central shoots
Sugarcane Top borer Scirpophaga nivella Larvae bore into the midrib of leaves and make tunnel. Later on it enters into growing points and damage them.
Shoot borer Chilo infuscatellus The caterpillars bore into the central shoot and make tunnel downward. They feed inside the soft tissue.
Sugaecane leaf hopper Pyrilla perpusilla Both nymph and adult suck sap from underside of the leaf.
Groundnut White grub — The grubs feed on roots. Adultbeetles feed on leaves.
Mustard Aphids Brevicoryne brassicae Both nymph and adult suck the sap of all the plant parts.
Painted bug Bagrada hilaris Both nymph and adult suck the sap of leaves at the seedling stage.
Chickpea (Gram) Pod borer — The caterpillare first feed on tender leaves. Later on make holes in the pods and feed on the developing grain.
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