Introduction
•Widely distributed
•Pest of sporadic occurrence
•Damage done by : adult or nymph •Host plant : polyphagous pest
Identification
•Nymph :
-Shiny green, have a broad, black band extending from the base of eyes to the wing pads.
-Leg are greenish-yellow, full-grown nymph 15-25 mm length.
•Adult :
-Similar in body in colour the nymph
-But larger 25-30 mm, green wings.
Life cycle
Damage
•Serious infestation, the peat completely defoliated & the crops.
Management
•Dust the crop with lindane with 2% @ 30 kg/ha.
Identification
•Widely disterbuted in the Orient amd Africa.
•In India common in north
•It is polyphagous pest
•Damage caused by : adult & nymph.
Identification
•Adult : -Stoutly built, size 20 x 8 mm, with a rough brownish apperance. •Nymph :
– Similar in body form but are smaller & have wing pads instead of wings.
Life cycle
Damage
•Cutting germinating plant of cotton in April-May, wheat in November.
Management
•Dust the crop with lindane with 2% @ 30 kg/ha.
