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Pests and Their Management.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Omkar.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore Pte. Limited, 2018.
Subjects:
Pests-Control.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • About the Editor
  • 1: Pests and Their Management
  • References
  • Part I: Agricultural Crops
  • 2: Pests of Rice
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Stem Borers
  • 2.2.1 Yellow Stem Borer (YSB), Scirpophaga incertulas (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
  • 2.2.2 White Stem Borer, Scirpophaga innotata (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
  • 2.2.3 Striped Stem Borer (SSB), Chilo suppressalis (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
  • 2.2.4 Dark-Headed Stem Borer, Chilo polychrysus (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)
  • 2.2.5 Pink Stem Borer, Sesamia inferens (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) (Fig. 2.3)
  • 2.3 Plant and Leafhoppers
  • 2.3.1 Brown Planthopper (BPH), Nilaparvata lugens (Stål) (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) (Fig. 2.4)
  • 2.3.2 White-Backed Planthopper (WBPH), Sogatella furcifera (Horvath) (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) (Fig. 2.5)
  • 2.3.3 Green Leafhopper (GLH), Nephotettix virescens (Distant) and Nephotettix nigropictus (Stal) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) (Fig. 2.7)
  • 2.4 Defoliators
  • 2.4.1 Leaf Folder, Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guenee) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) (Fig. 2.8)
  • 2.4.2 Leaf Folder, Marasmia patnalis (Bradely) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
  • 2.4.3 Rice Hispa, Dicladispa armigera (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) (Fig. 2.9)
  • 2.4.4 Caseworm, Nymphula depunctalis (Guenee) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)
  • 2.4.5 Armyworm, Mythimna separata (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
  • 2.4.6 Armyworm, Spodoptera mauritia (Boisid) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
  • 2.5 Other Pests
  • 2.5.1 Ear Head Bug (Gandhi Bug), Leptocorisa acuta (Thunberg) and Leptocorisa oratorius (Fabricius) (Hemiptera: Alydidae)
  • 2.5.2 Gall Midge, Orseolia oryzae (Wood Mason) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)
  • 2.5.3 Rice Mealy Bug, Brevennia rehi (Lindinger) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae).
  • 2.5.4 Rice Thrips, Stenchaetothrips biformis (Bagnall) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)
  • 2.5.5 Whorl Maggot, Hydrellia philippina (Ferino) (Diptera: Ephydridae) (Fig. 2.10)
  • 2.5.6 Blue Beetle, Leptispa pygmaea (Baly) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)
  • 2.6 Mites
  • 2.6.1 Leaf Mite, Oligonychus oryzae (Hirst) (Acarina: Tetranychidae)
  • 2.6.2 Panicle Mite, Steneotarsonemus spinki (Smiley) (Acarina: Tarsonemidae)
  • 2.7 Management of Insect Pests of Rice
  • References
  • 3: Pests of Maize
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Stem Borers
  • 3.2.1 Spotted Stem Borer, Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)
  • 3.2.2 Pink Stem Borer, Sesamia inferens Walker (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
  • 3.2.3 Shoot Fly, Atherigona spp. (Diptera: Muscidae)
  • 3.3 Foliage Feeders
  • 3.3.1 Climbing Cutworm Rhyacia herculea Corti and Draudt
  • 3.3.2 Tobacco Caterpillar, Spodoptera litura (F.) and Lucerne Caterpillar, Spodoptera exigua (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
  • 3.3.3 Army Worm, Mythimna separata Walker (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
  • 3.3.4 Cutworm, Agrotis ipsilon Rott. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
  • 3.3.5 Leaf Roller or Maize Web Worm, Marasmia trapezalis Guen. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
  • 3.3.6 Ash Weevil, Myllocerus undecimpustulatus Desbrocher (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
  • 3.3.7 Grasshopper, Hieroglyphus nigrorepletus Bolivar (Orthoptera: Acrididae)
  • 3.4 Sucking Pests
  • 3.4.1 Shoot Bug, Peregrinus maidis (Ashmead) (Hemiptera: Delphacidae)
  • 3.4.2 Aphid, Rhopalosiphum maidis (Fitch) (Hemiptera: Aphididae)
  • 3.4.3 Thrips Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande), Frankliniella williamsi Hood (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)
  • 3.4.4 Sugarcane Leaf Hopper, Pyrilla perpusilla (Walker) (Hemiptera: Lophopidae)
  • 3.4.5 Mites Schizotetranychus andropogoni Hirst or Tetranychus andropogoni Hirst (Prostigmata: Tetranichidae)
  • 3.5 Pollen Feeders.
  • 3.5.1 Flower Chafer Beetle, Chiloloba acuta (Wied.) and Oxycetonia versicolor (F.) (Coleoptera: Cetoniinae)
  • 3.6 Other Pests
  • 3.6.1 Corn Earworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
  • 3.6.2 Termites, Microtermes obesi Holmgren and Odontotermes spp. (Isoptera: Termitidae)
  • 3.7 Conclusions
  • References
  • 4: Pests of Wheat
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Pests
  • 4.2.1 Wheat Aphid
  • 4.2.2 Termites
  • 4.2.3 Army Worm
  • 4.2.4 Pink Stem Borer
  • 4.2.5 Gram Pod Borer
  • 4.2.6 Ghujhia Weevil
  • 4.3 Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for Wheat
  • 4.4 Conclusions
  • References
  • 5: Pests of Pulses
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Chickpea
  • 5.2.1 Pest Complex
  • 5.2.1.1 Gram Pod Borer, Helicoverpa armigera Hubner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
  • Nature and Extent of Damage
  • Biology
  • Management
  • Parasitoids
  • Predators
  • Insectivorous Birds
  • Entomopathogens
  • 5.2.1.2 Semilooper, Autographa nigrisigna Walker (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
  • Nature and Extent of Damage
  • Biology
  • 5.2.1.3 Cutworm, Agrotis ipsilon (Hfn.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
  • Nature and Extent of Damage
  • Biology
  • 5.2.1.4 Termite, Odontotermes obesus (Rambur) (Isoptera: Termitidae)
  • Nature and Extent of Damage
  • Biology
  • 5.2.2 Management
  • 5.3 Pigeonpea
  • 5.3.1 Pest Complex
  • 5.3.1.1 Gram Pod Borer, Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
  • Nature and Extent of Damage
  • Biology
  • Monitoring, Modelling and Forecasting
  • The Results Confirmed that
  • 5.3.1.2 Pod Fly, Melanagromyza obtusa Malloch (Diptera: Agromyzidae)
  • Nature and Extent of Damage
  • Biology
  • 5.3.1.3 Spotted Pod Borer, Maruca vitrata (Geyer) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
  • Nature and Extent of Damage
  • Biology
  • 5.3.1.4 Plume Moth, Exelastis atomosa Wals. (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)
  • Nature and Extent of Damage
  • Biology.
  • 5.3.1.5 Spiny Pod Borer, Etiella zinckenella Treit. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
  • Nature and Extent of Damage
  • Biology
  • 5.3.1.6 Blue Butterfly, Lampides boeticus Linn. (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
  • Nature and Extent of Damage
  • Biology
  • 5.3.1.7 Pod Bug, Clavigralla gibbosa Spinola (Hemiptera: Coreidae)
  • Nature and Extent of Damage
  • Biology
  • 5.3.1.8 Pod Weevil, Apion clavipes G. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
  • Nature and Extent of Damage
  • Biology
  • 5.3.1.9 Blister Beetle, Mylabris pustulata Thunberg (Coleoptera: Meloidae)
  • Nature and Extent of Damage
  • Biology
  • Management
  • 5.3.1.10 Bruchids, Callosobruchus spp. (Coleoptera: Bruchidae)
  • Nature and Extent of Damage
  • Biology
  • Management
  • 5.3.2 Integrated Pest Management
  • 5.4 Mungbean and Urdbean
  • 5.4.1 Pest Complex
  • 5.4.1.1 Whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)
  • Nature and Extent of Damage
  • Biology
  • 5.4.1.2 Stem Fly, Ophiomyia phaseoli (Tryon) (Diptera: Agromyzidae)
  • Nature and Extent of Damage
  • Biology
  • 5.4.1.3 Galerucid Beetle, Madurasia obscurella Jacoby (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)
  • Nature and Extent of Damage
  • Biology
  • 5.4.1.4 Bihar Hairy Caterpillar, Spilarctia (Spilosoma) obliqua Walker (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae)
  • Nature and Extent of Damage
  • Biology
  • 5.4.1.5 Red Hairy Caterpillar, Amsacta moorei (Butler) (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae)
  • Nature and Extent of Damage
  • Biology
  • 5.4.1.6 Tobacco Caterpillar, Spodoptera litura (Fab.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
  • Nature and Extent of Damage
  • Biology
  • 5.4.1.7 Spotted Pod Borer, Maruca vitrata (Geyer) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
  • Nature and Extent of Damage
  • Biology
  • 5.4.1.8 Bean Thrips, Megalurothrips distalis (Karny) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)
  • Nature and Extent of Damage
  • Biology
  • 5.4.1.9 Pod Bug, Clavigralla gibbosa Spinola (Hemiptera: Coreidae).
  • Nature and Extent of Damage
  • Biology
  • Economic Threshold Level (ETL)
  • 5.4.2 Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for Mungbean and Urdbean
  • 5.4.2.1 Beneficial Insects
  • 5.5 Lentil
  • 5.5.1 Pest Complex
  • 5.5.1.1 Black Aphid (Aphis craccivora) (Hemiptera: Aphididae)
  • Natural Enemies
  • 5.5.1.2 Spiny Pea Pod Borer (Etiella zinckenella) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
  • 5.6 Field Pea
  • 5.6.1 Pest Complex
  • 5.6.1.1 Leaf Miner, Chromatomyia horticola (Goureau) (Diptera: Agromyzidae)
  • 5.6.1.2 Stem Fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae)
  • 5.6.2 Management
  • 5.7 Conclusions
  • References
  • 6: Pests of Soybean
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Important Insect Pests of Soybean
  • 6.2.1 Stem Damaging Insect Pests
  • 6.2.2 Leaf-Damaging Insect Pests
  • 6.2.2.1 Leaf Defoliators
  • 6.2.2.2 Sucking Insect Pests
  • 6.2.2.3 Leaf miners
  • 6.3 Pod-Damaging Insect Pests
  • 6.4 Integrated Pest Management (IPM) of Soybean
  • 6.5 Conclusions
  • References
  • 7: Insect Pests of Vegetables
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 Insect Pests of Cruciferous Vegetables
  • 7.2.1 Diamondback Moth Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus) (Plutellidae: Lepidoptera)
  • 7.2.2 Leaf Webber, Crocidolomia binotalis Zeller (Lepidoptera: Pyraustidae)
  • 7.2.3 Cabbage Butterfly, Pieris brassicae (Linnaeus) (Lepidoptera: Pieridae)
  • 7.2.4 Cabbage Aphid, Brevicoryne brassicae Linnaeus (Aphididae: Homoptera)
  • 7.2.5 Mustard Sawfly, Athalia lugens proxima Kulg (Tenthredinidae: Hymenoptera)
  • 7.2.6 Cabbage Looper, Trichoplusia ni Hubner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
  • 7.2.7 Painted Bug, Bagrada hilaris (Burmeister) (Pentatomidae: Hemiptera)
  • 7.2.8 Cabbage Head Borer, Hellula undalis Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), Diagnostic Features
  • 7.2.9 Tobacco Caterpillar, Spodoptera litura Fabricius (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera)
  • 7.3 Insect Pests of Solanaceous Vegetables.
  • 7.3.1 Tomato Fruit Borer, Helicoverpa armigera Hubner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).

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