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Insect pest complex of brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) and their associated natural enemies across North-Kashmir India

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: In a field survey eight insect pest species were observed throughout the crop cycle from seedling to the harvesting stage. Four species viz., Leucinodes orbonalis (Guenee), Aphis gossypii (Glover), Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata (Fabricius) and Macrosiphum euphorbiae (Thomas) were found to be major pests whereas Altica himensis (Shukla), Myzus persicae (Sulzer), Amrasca biguttula biguttula (Ishida) and Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) were recorded as minor pests. The brinjal shoot and fruit borer emerged as the most prominent pest among all these. Among natural enemies four species viz., Coccinella septempunctata, Harmonia dimidiata, Coccinella transversalis, Hippodamia variegata of Coccinellid predators and one species of Chrysopidae were recorded.

Source: Journal of Entomological Research

DOI: 10.5958/0974-4576.2025.00076.7

Authors: Ishfaq Majeed Shah, Abdul Rouf Wani, Umer Bin Farook, Mohammad Saleem Bhat, Peerzada Tabish Fayaz

Institution: Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir

Language: English

Topic: Insect-Plant Interactions and Control

Subfield: Insect Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4412465594

FWCI: 0.717

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