NurseryPlanting Stage Insect Pests Introduction Agricultural crops are

Nursery/Planting Stage Insect Pests Introduction Agricultural crops are infested by several pest species during their growth and development in the field. Some pests are associated with specific crop growth stage while others may occur during more than one or during all crop growth stages. Pests, which infest crops for longer duration or those which directly damage reproductive parts are more injurious. It is therefore important to delineate pest profile of crops for better understanding of crop-pest interactions. Nursery stage pests are important as they affect crop establishment itself. Rice grasshopper

Rice Thrips kkn-rsc. ricethailandgo. th Thrips Stenchaetothrips biformis Green leaf hopper (GLH) Nephotettix virescens Green leaf hopper Courtesy: DPPQS Leaf folder Cnaphalocrosis medinalis Leaf folder Whorl maggot Hydrellia philippina Whorl maggot Courtesy: ikisan. con

Rice Hispa Whitebacked Planthopper (WBPH) Hispa Dicladispa armigera Sogatella furcifera Whitebacked planthopper Gall midge Courtesy; DPPQS Gall midge Orseolia oryzae Grasshopper Hieroglyphus banian Grasshopper

Potato Jassid Amrasca biguttula Jassid Courtesy: agropedia. iitk. ac. in Tobacco caterpillar Courtesy: baovethucvat. org Tobacco caterpillar Spodoptera litura Cutworm Agrotis ipsilon Cutworm Courtesy: bkmakro. de

Potato Whitefly Bemisia tabaci Whitefly Courtesy: ivia. es Aphid Myzus persicae Aphid Green bug Nezara viridula Mealy bug Ferrisia virgata Courtesy: ivia. es

Banana Rhizome weevil Cosmopolites sordidus Rhizome weevil Courtesy: infonet. biovision. org Pseudostem borer Odioporus longicollis Psedostem borer Courtesy: article. wn. com Banana aphid Pentalonia nigronervosa Banana aphid Courtesy: ecoport. org

Banana Tingid bug Stephantis typicus Tingid bug Courtesy: britishbugs. org. uk Coconut scale Aspidiotus destructor Scale Extension. entm. purdue. edu Spittle bug Phymatosteptha deschampsi Spittle bug Courtesy: qwikstep. eu Mealy bug Leaf thrips Pseudococcus sp. Scirtothrips signipennis Mealy bug Courtesy: itp. lucidcentral. org 2

Mango Stem borer Bactocera rufomaculata Mango stem borer Courtesy: wharsthatbug. com 2 Bark eating caterpillar Indarbela tetraonis I. quadrinotata Bark eating caterpillar Courtesy: web. pau. edu Shoot webber Orthaga exvinacea Mango shoot webber Courtesy: CA 4 KA 0 O 5. jpg Mango hopper Amritodus atkinsoni Mango hopper Courtesy: thaibugs. com

Mango Leaf caterpillar Euthalia garuda Leaf caterpillar Courtesy: www. sott. net Red ant Oecophylla smaragdina Scale insect Courtesy: freshfromflorida. com Red ant Courtesy: www. Shutterstock. com Scale insect Chionapsis vitis Mealy bug Drosicha mangiferae Whitefly Aleurocanthus mangiferae Mealy bug Mye-musings. blogspot. com 1

Grape Leafhopper Erythroneura sp. Leafhopper Courtesy: readysetfix. com Grapevine thrips Rhipiphothrips cruentatus Aleurocanthus spiniferus Thrips Courtesy: longislandhydro. com Flea beetle Scelodonta strigicollis Flea beetle Courtesy: flickr. com Stem girdle Stethenias grisator

Grapevine leaf roller Sylepta lunalis Leaf roller Courtesy: bugguide. net 1 Coreid bug Anoplocnemis phasiana Leaf miner Phyllocnistis toparcha Leaf eating caterpillar Spodoptera litura Mealy bug Ferrisia virgata Hard scale Aspidiotus cycloniae Coreid bug Courtesy: britannica. com 1 Leaf miner Leaf eating caterpillar Courtesy: powellgardens. wordpres

Tomato Serpentine leaf miner Liriomyza trifolii Leaf miner Courtesy: ikisan. com Semilooper Trichoplusia ni Semilooper Courtesy: mothphoto. msstste. edu Hadda beetle Epilachna vigintioctopunctata Hadda beetle Courtesy: baovethucvat. org

Tomato Whitefly Bemisia tabaci White fly Courtesy: ivia. es Aphids Thrips Aphis gossypii Frankliniella schultzei Thrips Courtesy: erec. ifas. ufl. edu

Let’s Sum Up Nursery/planting stage crop pests: Rice: Thrips, Green leaf hopper (GLH), Leaf folder, Whorl maggot, Whitebacked planthopper (WBPH), Gall midge, Grasshopper Hispa, Potato: Jassid, Tobacco caterpillar, Cutworm, Whitefly, Aphids, Green bug, Mealy bug Banana: Rhizome weevil, Pseudostem borer, Banana aphid, Coconut scale, Spittle bug, Mealy bug, Leaf thrips Mango: Stem borer, Bark eating caterpillar, Shoot webber, Mango Leaf caterpillar, Red ant, Scale insect, Mealy bug, Whitefly Tingid bug, hopper,