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Diversity of Insect Pest on Various Crops from

Sakoli Tahshil, Bhandara, Maharashtra
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Samrit C.R. Masram S.C.
Department of Zoology, Department of Zoology,
Late N. P. Waghaye College of Arts and Science, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj, Nagpur University,
Chopa, Mohadi, Maharashtra, India. Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.

Abstract:- The field survey in Sakoli Tahshil, Bhandara II. MATERIALS AND METHODS
District, Maharashtra State, during 2023-24 discovered
41 insect pests from diverse crops. Lepidoptera was the The survey and collection of general insect pests were
dominant order, with 18 species, followed by Hemiptera, made throughout the year 2023-2024. From agriculture areas
Orthoptera, Coleoptera, and Thysanoptera, which had of Sakoli in Bhandara district. Study area is located in the
17, 2, and 1 species, respectively. Hemipteran and Bhandara, Maharashtra, India; its geographical coordinates
Lepidopteran insect pests cause significant harm to all are 21° 5' 0" North, 79° 59' 0" East. This Tahshil covered
crops. The current study provides valuable information with large biodiversity, it is famous for pond ecosystem and
on many insect pests and their associated insects in biodiversity zone. Vegetables and various agricultural crops
agriculture fields. are present in the research area. Two different approaches
were used to capture insect pests: the hand-picking method
Keywords:- Insect Pests, Diversity, Hemiptera, Lepidoptera, and the sweep net method. Aphids, mealy bugs, and larvae
Sakoli. were among the small and medium-sized insect pests that
were manually gathered, while grasshoppers and other larger
I. INTRODUCTION pests were caught using an insect net. The observations
were made with the aid of binocular and Digital camera
Numerous insects spread different infections that infect Nikon 5700D; lense 70-300mm was used for
crops and vegetables and cause diseases. A good agricultural photography of insect. The agricultural pests were
area is necessary for the growth of several insect species, identified with the help of standard literature (Jonathan and
which feed on roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and seeds. Insect Kulkarni, 1986; Karungi et al., 2008; Nair et al., 2012).
larvae are voracious eaters that seriously harm agricultural
crops. III. RESULT AND DISSCUSSION

Greatest diversity of rice pests was seen to be in India For the current study, 41 insect pest species were
and China because of their huge land area. Plant hoppers gathered from crop fields in the Bhandara district. They are
(Brown plant hopper and white-backed plant hopper) and classified under the orders Hemiptera, Coleoptera,
leafhoppers (green leafhopper, zigzag leafhopper) were found Lepidoptera, Orthoptera, and Thysanoptera. The order
to be widely distributed in Paddy fields of major rice Lepidoptera was prominent, with 18 species, followed by
producers (Ane and Hussain, 2015). Hemiptera, Orthoptera, Coleoptera, and Thysanoptera, each
with 17, 2, and 1 species (Table 1). The Hemiptera order
Climatic conditions are also important to increase the includes 17 insect species, including the whitefly, stink bug,
pest population. Some time it’s highly suitable for insect pest aphid, jassid, and mealy bug. They inflict significant harm to
and it increase in high diversity and damage the crop plant in host plants like brinjal, sugarcane, rice, cowpea, and tomato.
high range. For its own defenses, a farm field growing a
variety of plants tends to attract fewer insect pests than a field Mango trees are harmed by pests known as coleoptera,
growing just one type of crop. Since long, scientists and which are insects that live in forests. The gram poder, green
farmers are aware of vulnerability of monoculture fields to pea moth, and cabbage looper larvae, which make of the third
insect infestations but they are clueless about strategy to curb order Lepidoptera, are responsible for harming red gram,
this menace. Recent study suggests the role of nutritional green peas, and cabbage. The remaining orders—
need of insect in it. Single type of plants provides appropriate Phasmatodea, Thysanoptera, Orthoptera, Isoptera, and
nutrition to insect helping them to proliferate (Wetzel, 2016). Hymenoptera—are to blame for the significant harm done to
tomatoes, rice, and brinjal. Moreover, several host plant
Insect pest could also be suppressed by growing species were shown to be home to termite and ant species.
flowering plants around agricultural fields which will attract The principal crop pests found in the different crop fields of
the insect pest which would otherwise target crop and Maharashtra State's Sakoli Tahshil, Bhandar District are
vegetables (Cloyd, 2020). Crop varieties with different listed in this study.
nutrient content in their leaf, stem, flower and fruit could also
help to curb the insect infestation (William Wetzel, 2016).

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Graph 1 Distribution of Insect Pest (Percentage Wise)

Table 1 List of Insect Pests Recorded on Various Crops in Bhandara District, Maharashtra.
Scientific Name Common Name Family Order Crop
Gryllotalpa fossor Mole cricket Gryllotalpidae Orthoptera Paddy
Schistocerca gregaria Desert locust Acrididae Green vegetation
Locusta migratoria Migratory locust Green vegetation
Caliothrips indicus Thrips Thripidae Thysanoptera Wheat
Curculio nucum Hazelnut weevil Curculionidae Coleoptera Nuts
Epilachninae mulsant Mexican bean beetle Coccinellidae ladyfinger
Amrasca biguttula Cotton Jassid Cicadellidae Cotton
Nephotettix nigropictus Green rice leafhopper Paddy
Aphis gossypii Cotton aphids Aphididae Cotton
Myzus persicae Green peach aphids Cotton
Aphis crassivora Cow pea aphids Chick pea
Rhopalosiphum maidis Maize aphid wheat
Myzus persicae Green peach aphids Mustard,wheat
Dysdercus cingulatus Red cotton bug Pyrrhocoridae Hemiptera Cotton
Bemisia tabaci Whitefly Aleyrodidae Cotton
Pyrilla perpusilla Sugarcane leaf hopper Lophopidae Sugarcane, Maize
Phenococcus solenopsis Mealy bug Pseudococcidae Cotton
Lygaeus militaris Plant bug Lygaeidae Cotton
Lygaeus hospes Lygaeid bug Cotton
Nezara gramineae Green plant bug Pentatomidae Paddy
Bagrada picta Bagrada bug/ Colourful bug Psychidae cabbage
Anoplocnemis phasiana Coreid bug Coreidae Chick pea
Clavigralla gibbosa Pod sucking bug Chick pea
Scirpophaga auriflua Sugarcane top shoot borer Pyralidae Sugarcane
Ostrinia nubilalis European corn borer Corn
Manduca quinquemaculata Tomato hornworm Sphingidae Tomato
Papilio polytes common mormon Papilionidae citrus
Papilio demoleus citrus butterfly Lepidoptera citrus
Pieris brassicae cabbage butterfly Pieridae vegetable
Operophtera brumata Winter moth Geometridae Vegetable
Lymantria dispar Gypsy moth Lymantriidae Vegetable
Pectinophora gossypiella Pink bollworm Gelechiidae Cotton
Nyctemera annulata Magpie moth Arctiidae Beans
Hyphantria lunea Web worm vegetables
Melanitis leda Common Evening Brown Nymphalidae Paddy
Earias insulana Spiny bollworm Cotton
Helicoverpa armigera American bollworm Cotton
Spodoptera littoralis African Cotton Leaf worm Noctuidae Cotton
Pericallia ricini Darth Maul Moth Maize
Spodoptera frugiperda Armyworm vegetables
Trichoplusia ni. Cabbage looper vegetables

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