07 Dec Insect Pests of Brinjal and their Management
बैंगन के कीट पतंग तथा प्रबंधन कैसे करें। Brinjal is one of the important solanaceous vegetable cultivated in arid region of Rajasthan. The crop is grown during the monsoon period where the supplement irrigation is available. In addition to abiotic stresses, the major challenge ahead brinjal cultivation is insect pests especially shoot and fruit borer, a devasting pest of brinjal In India. Often, farmers are going up to 10-30 spray per season to save the crop. Over use of synthetic pesticides increase the cost of production at farmer level and increase the environmental and health hazards at consumer level. In this context, it is essential to step up towards IPM as it is more reliable and eco-friendly than any other methods. Here we have given some of IPM oriented strategies which will be highly useful to growers of this region to manage these pests successfully. 1. Shoot and fruit borer, Leucinodes orbonalis (Pyraustidae: Lepidoptera) Most serious pest of brinjal and causes yield loss up to 60-70%. Damage symptom The infestation starts during early stage of the crop and continues throughout the fruiting stage. Initially the larvae attacks the shoots result in drooping of shoots and dead heart. Later stages, the larvae starts to feed on flower buds and fruits but it prefer more on fruits,...