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Important pests of cotton
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Name of the pest
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Scientific name
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Family
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Order
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| A. BORERS | |||
| American bollworm | Helicoverpa armigera (Hub.) |
Noctuidae
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Lepidoptera |
| Pink bollworm | Pectinophora gossypiella (Saund.) |
Gelechiidae
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Lepidoptera |
| Spiny bollworm | Earias insulana (Boisd.) |
Noctuidae
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Lepidoptera |
| Spotted bollworm | E. vitella (Fab.) |
Noctuidae
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Lepidoptera |
| Stem weevil | Pempherulus affinis Fst. |
Curculionidae
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Coleoptera |
| Shoot weevil | Alcidodes affaber Auriv |
Curculionidae
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Coleoptera |
| Stem borer | Sphenoptera gossypii Cotes. |
Buprestidae
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Coleoptera |
| B.FOLIAGE FEEDERS | |||
| Leaf worm | Spodoptera litura (Boisd.) |
Noctuidae
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Lepidoptera |
| Leaf roller | Sylepte derogata (Fab.) |
Pyraustidae
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Lepidoptera |
| Semiloopers | Anomis flava (Fab.) |
Noctuidae
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Lepidoptera |
| Acontia graellsi (Feist.) |
Noctuidae
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Lepidoptera | |
| Arache nitidula Fab. |
Noctuidae
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Lepidoptera | |
| A.intercepta Guen. |
Noctuidae
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Lepidoptera | |
| A.malvae Esper. |
Noctuidae
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Lepidoptera | |
| T.notabilis Wlk |
Noctuidae
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Lepidoptera | |
| T.opalinoides Guen. |
Noctuidae
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Lepidoptera | |
| T.marmoralis Fb. |
Noctuidae
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Lepidoptera | |
| T.basifera Walk. |
Noctuidae
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Lepidoptera | |
| Leaf perforator | Bucculatrix loxophila. |
Bucculatricidae
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Lepidoptera |
| Ash weevils | Myllocerus maculosus (Desb.) |
Curculionidae
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Coleoptera |
| M. subfasciatus G. |
Curculionidae
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Coleoptera | |
| M. viridanus Fb. |
Curculionidae
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Coleoptera | |
| M. discolor Fb. |
Curculionidae
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Coleoptera | |
| Surface weevil | Attactogaster finitimus . |
Curculionidae
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Coleoptera |
| Hairy caterpillars | Euproctis fraterna M. |
Lymantridae
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Lepidoptera |
| Pericallia ricini F. |
Arctiidae
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Lepidoptera | |
| Estigmene lactinea Cram |
Arctiidae
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Lepidoptera | |
| Red hairy caterpillars | Amsacta albistriga Wlk. |
Arctiidae
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Lepidoptera |
| Cotton grasshobber | Cyrtacanthacris tartarica |
Arctiidae
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Lepidoptera |
| Tobacco | Artactomorpha crenulata F. |
Arctiidae
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Lepidoptera |
| C.FLOWER FEEDERS | |||
| Blister beetle | Myllabris pustulata (Thunb.) |
Meloidae
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Coleoptera |
| Flower weevil | Amorphoidea arcuata M.A. |
Curculionidae
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Coleoptera |
| D.SAP FEEDERS | |||
| Leaf hopper | Amrascaz devastans (Dist.) |
Cicadellidae
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Hemiptera |
| Aphid | Aphis gossypii Glover |
Aphididae
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Hemiptera |
| Whitefly | Bemisia tabaci Genn. |
Aleyrodidae
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Hemiptera |
| Thrips | Thrips tabaci Linde. |
Thripidae
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Thysanoptera |
| T.Palmi Karny |
Thripidae
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Thysanoptera | |
| Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood |
Pyrthocoridae
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Hemiptera | |
| Red cotton bug |
Dysdercus cingulalis (Fab.) D.Koenigii(Fab.) D.similis Free |
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| Dusky cotton bug |
Oxycarenus hyalinipennis (Costa.) O.laetus |
Lygaeidae
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Hemiptera |
| Striped mealy bug | Ferrisia virgata (CKII) |
Pseudococcidae
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Hemiptera |
| Black scale | Parasaissetia nigra |
Coccidae
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Hemiptera |
| White scale | Pulvinaria maxima |
Coccidae
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Hemiptera |
| Yellow star scale | Cerococcus hibisci |
Asteroecaniidae
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Hemiptera |
| Tea mosquito bug | Helopeltis antonii S. |
Miridae
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Hemiptera |
Information compiled, Page designed and developed by M. Sabesh, Scientist(SS), CICR, Coimbatore