Content text Insect pest Management of wheat (Production Technology).pdf
Wheat Production Technology Rajab Ali Agri Officer Kissan Management Services Pvt Ltd Insects Pests in Wheat
Insect pest of wheat ❑Wheat Aphid ❑Armyworm ❑Wheat Weevil / Ghujia Weevil ❑Gram pod Borer ❑Pink Graminous Borer ❑Cut Worm ❑Termites
Damages ❑Aphids: Aphids suck the sap from plants. Also secret honeydews on which sooty mold appear. ❑Armyworm: In the early stage, the larvae feed on leaves in the central whorl of the plant. ❑Weevil: Weevils feed on leaves and tender shoots ❑Pod borer: Pod borer attack at maturity and feed on the grains in ear heads. ❑Termites: Termites damage the crop after sowing and near maturity.
Management ❑For aphids management intercropping of brassica in wheat is recommended. ❑For Pink Graminous borer choragen. ❑For Termites chorpyriphos is used 4 ml per kg seed treatment or 1 liter flood /acre if attack observed.