Major Insect Pests of Cole CropsCommon name Scientific name Nature of damageCabbage butterfly Pieris brassicae DefoliationDimond back moth Plutella xylostella Skeletonisation and defoliationCabbage flea beetle Plyllotreta cruciferae Shot holes on leaves, buds and stemCabbage aphid Brevicoryne brassicae Yellowing, curling, drying and sooty

mould formationPainted bug Bagrada cruciferarum Yellowing and drying of leavesLeaf caterpillar Spodoptera litura Defoliation

Management

Hand picking and destruction ofbutterfly eggs and larvae

Spraying with Dipel @ 0.2% orKaranjin @ 2 ml/lit, at 15 daysinterval after 22-25 DAT controlscabbage butterflies and dimond backmoths effectively

Avoid persistent syntheticinsecticides and encourage bioagents like, Hyposoter ebeninus,Cotesia glomeratus, Pb GranulosisVirus (local strain).

In heavy infestation, alternatespraying of Dipel @0.2%, Karanjin@2 ml/lit and endosulfan @0.07%at 15 days interval after 22-25 DATmanage cabbage pests

Cabbage butterfly

Dimond back moth

Flea beetle

Painted bug Tobacco caterpillar

Insect Pests of Vegetables and their ManagementD M Firake, N S Azad ThakurG T Behere and N. Uttam Singh

ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umroi Road Umiam

E-publication No. 3

Major Insect Pests of Solanaceous Crops

Common name Scientific name Nature of damageBrinjal shoot andfruit borer

Leucinodes orbanalis Drying and drooping of shoot and holes onfruit

Brinjal leaf roller Eublemma olivacea Leaf rollingHadda beetle H. vigintioctopunctata

E. dodecastigmaLeaf skeletonisation, browning and drying

Mealy bug Coccidohystrix insolita Yellowing, wilting and drying of leavesTomato fruit borer Helicoverpa armigera Holes on fruitPatato aphid Myzus persicae Yellowing and drying of leaves

Management Regular clipping and burning of

withered dead shoots, leaves and plantresidue reduce further incidence ofSFB, stem borers and mites

Use of lucilure sex pheromone @ 100traps/ha at 20-25 DAT and replacing thelure at monthly interval till the harvestof the crop, effectively controls theSFB.

Application of thuricide dust @ (3x106

spores/ml) and one spraying ofentomopathogenic fungus Verticilliumlecanii Zimn. @ 48x106 spores/mlcontrols epilachna beetles.

Two sprays at fifteen days of intervalwith deltamethrin @ 10-15 g/ha orendosulfan @ 0.15% starting at theonset of the fruits control SFBeffectively.

Use of HaNPV @ 350 LE/ha is highlyeffective against tomato fruit borer

Marigold as a trap crop with tomato ishelpful for attraction of fruit borersfrom main crop and also effectiveagainst root knot nematodes

Tomato fruit borer

Leaf roller

Brinjal shoot and fruit borer (SFB)

Hadda beetle