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Insect pest of cereal
0/22
Rice hispa (Dicladispa armigera, Chysomelidae Coleopteran)
Rice case worm (Nymphula depuntalis , pyrilidae , lepidioptera )
Rice leaf folder (Cnaphalocrocis medinalis, Pyralidae, Lepiodeptera )
Grasshopper (Hieroglyphus baniana, Acrididae ,Orthoptera )
Rice ear cut caterpillar (Mythimna separate, Noctudiae , Lepidioptera)
Green leaf hopper (Nephotettix nigropictus, Nephotettix virescens , cicadilidae)
Rice gundi bug / rice ear head bug (leptocorisa oratorius,Coreidae ,Hemiptera)
Brown plant hopper (Nilaparvata lugens ,Delphacidae,Homoptera )
Gall midge (Orseolia oryzae, diptera )
Field cricket(Brachytrupes portentosus, Gryllidae, Orthoptera)
Fall field cricket (Gryllus pennsylvanicus)
Mole cricket (Gryllotalpa orientalis, Orthoptera )
Flower beetle (Chiloloba acuta, Ctenonidae, Coleoptera)
Yellow rice stem borer (Scirpophaga incertula ,pyralidae,lepidioptera)
Pink borer (Sesamia inferens , Noctuidae , Lepidipteran)
White grub (Phylophaga rugosa ,Scrabaediae ,Coleptera)
Wire worm (Agriotes spp., Elateridae ,Coleoptera)
Maize stem borer/ pale headed striped borer(Chilo partelus )
Maize stalk borer (Busseola fasicola, Noctuidae, Lepidioptera)
Fall army worm ( Spodoptera frugiperda , Noctuidae , lepidioptera )
Tobacco caterpillar (Sodoptera litura , Noctuidae , Lepidiotera)
Rice swarming caterpillar( Spodoptera mauritia, Noctuidae , Lepidioptera )
Insect pest of leguminous crop
0/10
Pod fly (Melanagromyza obtusae, Agromyzidae ,Diptera)
Soybean hairy caterpillar (Spilactia casignata, Archtiidae, Lepidiopterea )
Pea leaf miner ( Liriomyza huidberensis, Agromyzidae , Diptera )
Cowpea pod borer (lampides boeticus , lycaenidae , lepidioptera )
Spotted pod borer(maruca testulalis ,pyralidae ,lepidioptera )
Cowpea aphid ( Aphis carcivora / A. fabae /A. gossypi, Aphididae, Homoptera )
Legumes pod bug (Anoplocnemis curvipes ,Coreidae, Hemiptera )
Pod stem fly( Ophiomyia phaseoli, Agromyzida , Diptera)
Plume moth ( Exelastis atomosa)
Gram pod borer (Helicoverpa armigera , Noctuidae, lepidioptera )
Insect pest of cotton
0/4
Cotton jassid ( Amrasca biguttaula, Cicadellidae, Homoptera )
Red cotton bug (Dysderus koeinigii ,pyrrhocoridae , Hemiptera )
Pink boll worm (pectinophora gossypiella , gelechiidae ,lepidioptera)
Spotted boll worm (Earis vitella ,E.insulana, Noctuidae,lepidioptera)
Insect pest of crucifers
0/8
Cabbage butterfly (Pieris brassica nepalensis , Pieridae , lepidioptera)
Diamond back moth (plutella xylostella ,plutellidae , Lepidioptera)
Flea beetle( Phyllotreta crucifere, Chysomelidae,Coleoptera)
Mustard saw fly (Athalia lugens,Ttenthredinidae, Hymenoptera )
Mustard aphid(lipaphis erysimi,Aphididae, Homoptera )
Cabbage borer ( Hellula undalis, pyralidae, Lepidioptera )
Cabbage leaf webber (Crocidolomia binotalis, Pyralidae, Lepidioptera )
Cabbage semilooper (Tircihoplusia ni, Noctuidae, Lepidoptera)
Insect pest of spring vegetable/ solanaceous crop
0/7
Tomato fruit borer( Helicoverpa armigera, Noctuidae, Lepidioptera )
Potato tuber moth ( Pthorimoea oprculela, Gelichlidae, Lepidioptera )
Red ant ( Doryllus orentalis, Dorylidae, Hymenoptera)
Tomato leaf miner(Tuta absoluta, Gelichiidae,Lepidioptera )
White fly ( Bemisia tabaci, Aleyrodiade , Homoptera)
Brinjal fruit and shoot borer (Leucinoides orbonalis, Pyralidae , Lepidioptera)
Hadda beetle/spotted beetle (Epilachna spp, Coccinellidae, Coleoptera)
Insect pest of cucurbitaceae
0/3
Red pumpkin beetle (Aulocophora fovicollis, Chrysomelidae, Coleoptera)
Fruit fly (Bactocera cucubite, B. tau, B. zonatus, Tephritidae, Diptera)
Cucurbit sting bug (Coridus janus, Aspongopu janus, Pentatomidae, Hemiptera)
Insect pest of sugarcane
0/8
Sugarcane leaf hopper( Pyrilla perpusilla, Lophopidae , Hemiptera)
Sugarcane early shoot borer (Chilo infuscatellus, pyralidae, Lepidioptera)
sugarcane top borer (Scirpophaga nivella, Pyrallidae, lepidioptera)
Sugarcane Mealybug (Saccharicoccus sacchari, Pseudococcidae, Hemiptera)
Sugarcane root borer (Polycha/Emmalocera depressella, Pyralidae, Lepidioptera)
Jute hairy caterpillar (splilarctia oblique, Arctiidae, Lepidioptera)
Jute semilooper (Anomis sablifera, Noctuidae, Lepidioptera)
Jute Stem Weevil: Apion corchori (Apionidae: Coleoptera)
Insect pest of Tea and coffee
0/2
Tea mosquito bug (Helopeltis theivora)
Tea mite
Insect pest of mango
0/5
Mango hopper (Idioscopus niveosparsus , Cicadellidae , Homoptera)
Mango melay bug (Drosicha mangiferae , Margarodidae , Hemiptera)
Mango stem boror (Bactrocera rufomaculata , cermbycidae, coleoptera)
Mango stone weevil (Sternochetus mangiferae, curculionidae ,coleoptera)
Mango shoot gall maker (Apsylla cistellata ,Psyllidae, Homoptera)
Insect pest of banana
0/5
Banana skipper ( Erionata thrax thrax , Hesperiidae ,Lepidioptere)
Banana scaring beetle (Nodostoma viridipeinnis , Chrysomelidae, Coleoptera)
Banana aphid ( Pentalonia nigronervosa ,Aphididae , Homoptera)
Banana pseudostem weevil ( Odoiporus longicollis, Curculionidae , Coleopteran)
Banana rhizome weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus, Cucurlionidae, Coleoptera)
Insect pest of citrus fruit
0/5
 lemon butterfly ( Papilo demoleus , Papilionidae, Lepidioptera )
Citrus leaf minor ( Phyllocnistis citrella , phyllocnistidae, lepidioptera)
Citrus psylla ( Diaphorina citrii, psyllidae, hemiptera )
Red scale (Aonidiella auranti, Diaspidida, Homoptera )
Citrus Green stink Bug( Rhynchocoris poseidon, humeralis,Pentatomidae, Hemiptera)
Insect pest of apple
0/4
Wooly aphid (Eriosoma lanigerum, Aphididae, Homoptera)
San Jose Scale (Diaspidiotus perniciosus, Diaspididae)
Apple stem borer (Apriona cinera, Crembycidae, coleopteran)
Apple root borer ((Dorysthenes hugely, Creambycidae, Coleoptera)
Insect pest of litchi
0/2
Litchi bug ( Tessaratoma papillosa, Pentatomidae ,Hemiptera)
Pomegranate fruit borer( Virachola isacrat,lycaenidae, Lepidioptera)
Insect pest of guava
0/1
Castor capsule borer (Conogethes punctiferalis,Pyraustidae,Lepidoptera)
Insect pest of Bulb and Rhizome
0/4
Onion thrips(Thrips tabaci, Thripidae, Thysanoptera)
Onion Maggot: Delia antiqua (Anthomyiidae: Diptera)
Turmeric shoot borer ( Conogethes punctiferalis, Pyraustidae, Lepidoptera)
Rhizome scale (Aspidiotus hartii, Diaspididae,Hemiptera)
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Apple root borer (Dorysthenes hugely, Creambycidae, Coleoptera)

Damaging stage: grub

Root Borers | Intermountain Fruit | USU

Damaging symptoms: young trees dies immediately, older tree weaken and fall down.

 

Identification

  • Egg: white too dark in color
  • Grub: creamy white, with black head and long mandibe
  • Pupa: inside root, soil
  • Adult: chestnut colored, head and thorax darker than elytra

Root Borers | Intermountain Fruit | USU

Management

  • Avoid dry sandy soil
  • Do not use fresh dung manure
  • Soil cultivation
  • 30kgcarbofuran/ha before

 

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