Aphids
Common Name
Aphis gossypii, Aphis spiraecola, Acyrthosiphum pisum, Brevicoryne brassicae, Cinara cupressi, Diuraphis noxia, Lipaphis erysimi, Melanaphis sacchari, Myzus persicae, Pentalonia nigronervosa, Ropalosiphum maidis, Toxoptera aurantii, Toxoptera citricida
Scientific Name
--Issue
insect
Causes
Poor field sanitation, Cool dry weather is most favourable for aphid development
Prevention
(1) Monitoring- if rapid number of growth of the number of aphids per plant is observed then treatments should be planned. Growing healthy plants. (2) Practice crop rotation. Use of trap crops. (3) Practice mixed cropping. (4) Ploughing and flooding th
Control
Use of natural enemies eg. predatory bugs, carabid beetles, soldier beetles, ladyird beetles, hoverflies. Use of parasitic wasps( parasitoids). Biopesticides- neem extracts, chilli pepper extracts, castor oil plant, pyrethrum sprays, traps and water trap