PESTS ON SESAME Til Leaf and Pod Caterpillar, Antigastra catalaunalis Lepidoptera: Pyralidae A serious and regular pest. Young caterpillars feed on leaves. They also bore into the shoots, flowers, buds and pods. An early attack kills the whole plant, but infestation of the shoots at a later stage hampers further growth and flowering. The maximum […]
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Role of Bees in Crop Productivity – How Bees Involved in Agriculture productions – Free Study guide
Qualities of honeybees which make them good pollinators Body covered with hairs and have structural adaptation for carrying nectar and pollen. Bees do not injure the plants Adult and larva feed on nectar and pollen which is available in plenty Considered as superior pollinators, since store pollen and nectar for future use No diapause is […]
Enemies of Bees – Honey bee plant production- No of enemies involved
Wax Moth a. Greater Wax Moth Galleria mellonella Galleriidae : Lepidoptera Adults brown in colour. Female moth enters the hive during night and lays creamy white eggs in groups in the cracks and crevices of the hive and combs and in the gap between super and brood chamber. Caterpillar is dirty white in colour. Egg, […]