Seasonal Occurrence of Major Insect Pests of Cotton in India
|
Insect pest |
North |
Central
|
South
|
| Jassids | July - Sep | July - Nov | Nov - Jan |
| Aphids | October | July - Feb | Nov - Jan |
| Thrips | July | Sep - Oct | Aug - Sep |
| Whiteflies | July | Sep - Oct | June - Aug & Dec - Jan |
| Spotted & Spiny bollworms | July - Sep | Sep - Jan | Nov - Jan |
| American bollworm | Aug - Oct | Aug - Oct | Nov - Dec |
| Pink bollworm | Aug - Nov | Oct - Nov | Dec - April |
| Stem weevil | -- | -- | Aug - Sep |
| Semi - looper | Aug - Sep | Aug - Sep | -- |
| Leaf roller | -- | Aug - Sep | -- |
| Red cotton bug | -- | Nov - March | -- |
| Dusky cotton bug | -- | Dec - April | -- |