13 Apr Brown planthopper – A ravaging pest of rice ecosystem
चावल पारिस्थितिक तंत्र का विध्वंसक कीट - ब्राउन प्लांटहोपर Rice is a primary staple food crop for billions of people worldwide. To ensure global food security for continuing population growth, it is vital to control the various insect pests that damage rice (Normile, 2008). Among the herbivorous insects, Brown Planthopper (BPH), Nilaparvata lugens (Stal) to be considered as the devastating pest of rice, causing much distress among rice growers in the tropics, thereby posing serious threat to the national food security. Both nymphs and adults of brown planthopper are mostly found at the base of the tillers, where shade and humidity is high, providing suitable microclimate for their multiplication. It can reduce the yield upto...