Insects

Pests On Tuber Crops – Potato, sweet potato – Insects study materials

PESTS ON TUBER CROPS POTATO Cutworms,    Noctuidae: Lepidoptera Common cutworm,     Agrotis segetum  Black cutworm, Agrotis ipsilon  Spotted cutworm, Xestia C-nigrum  Variegated cutworm, Peridroma saucia Feed on foliage Cut tender stem Larvae remain in soil Larva dark brown in colour  Pupates inside the soil Adult – brown fore wings with spots and markings Potato […]