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Vegetation diversity and insect pest outbreaks
Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences, 1984The development of most insect pest complexes have been associated with the expansion of crop monocultures at the expense of weeds, hedgerows and other natural vegetation, thereby decreasing local habitat diversity. This simplification can seriously affect the abundance and efficiency of natural enemies, which depend on habitat complexity for sources ...
Miguel A. Altieri +2 more
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Biotechnology for Insect Pest Management in Vegetable Crops
2015Vegetables form a major component in the everyday diet of the human population. The increasing attention of people towards improved health has resulted in an increased desire of consumers to eat more vegetables. However, the sustained productivity of vegetables is challenged by an array of biotic and abiotic factors, with insects being the major ...
Amolkumar Solanke, Rohini Sreevathsa
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2018
Vegetables are good sources of proteins (peas, beans and garlic), vitamins (tomato, carrot, peas, tomato, garlic, green chillies and cole crops), minerals (drumstick pods) and carbohydrates (leguminous vegetables, methi, potato and sweet potato). Many of the vegetable crops, such as onion and garlic, possesses high medical value (Harris et al.
Neha Kunjwal, Ravi Mohan Srivastava
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Vegetables are good sources of proteins (peas, beans and garlic), vitamins (tomato, carrot, peas, tomato, garlic, green chillies and cole crops), minerals (drumstick pods) and carbohydrates (leguminous vegetables, methi, potato and sweet potato). Many of the vegetable crops, such as onion and garlic, possesses high medical value (Harris et al.
Neha Kunjwal, Ravi Mohan Srivastava
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Biorational Approaches for the Management of Insect Pests of Vegetable Cropss
2021Major biotic stress in vegetable production is due to insect pest attacks. In many cases, there is a total yield loss due to direct (feeding on plants) and indirect (vectors of viral disease) damages. Farmers use indiscriminate doses of pesticides that increase the pesticide load on vegetable crops and cause environmental pollution and health hazards ...
Amandeep Kaur, Ravinder Singh Chandi
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An Investigation and Evaluation of Insect Pests in Greenhouse Vegetables in Jeonbuk Province [PDF]
Korean Journal of Applied Entomology, 2012 Twenty-two families and 39 species of insect pests were surveyed on five families and 20 species of greenhouse vegetables in Jeonbuk province. The species of insect pests and the families of plants infested were seven families and 10 species on Chenophodiaceae, 16 families and 25 species on Brassicaceae, nine families and 10 species on Apiaceae, six ...
Ju-Rak Lim +6 more
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Occurrence and Identities of Insect Pests of Vegetables in Ikorodu, Lagos, Nigeria
Algerian Journal of Biosciences, 2022 This survey was aimed at determining the occurrence as well as identifying the insect pests of tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum), amaranths (Amaranthus spp.), lettuce (Lactuca sativa), green onions (Allium cepa), and cabbage (Brassica oleracae) grown in Ikorodu, Lagos, Nigeria, towards effective control and management.
Tajudeen Yahaya +6 more
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Major Insect Pests of Vegetable Crops in Bihar and Their Management
2020Vegetables are the major ingredients of the Indian diet. Although, numerous strands are present which demarcate it’s effectively, mainly insects and diseases. Various insects and mites result in damage to vegetable crops at diverse periods of growth namely aphid, thrips, whitefly, leafhopper, two-spotted spider mite, pumpkin beetles, hadda or epilachna
Tamoghna Saha +2 more
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SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF KEY LEPIDOPTERAN INSECT PESTS OF VEGETABLES
Acta Horticulturae, 2012Insect pests are the main limiting factor for vegetable production in India and tropical Asia, amongst which Lepidopteran pests cause a significant amount of damage. Vegetables are some of the most profitable crops and farmers everywhere feel the need to protect such high value crops from any type of damage caused by insect pests.
M.L. Chatterjee, S. Mondal
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Use of Insect Pheromones in Vegetable Pest Management: Successes and Struggles
2015Insect pheromones can be used to monitor, mass-trap, and/or disrupt the mating process of insect pests. Sex pheromones of major lepidopteran pests such as tomato fruit worm (Helicoverpa armigera) and common armyworm (Spodoptera litura) are widely used as monitoring lures in tropical vegetable production systems. The use of sex pheromone traps as a mass-
R. Srinivasan +8 more
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Insect Pests Infestation During Field and Storage of Fruits and Vegetables
2019This is an overview of insect pests associated with tropical, subtropical and temperate fruits and vegetables grown in different agro-climatic zones of India. India is known as a fruit basket of world as well as second highest in vegetable production. Fruits and vegetables are attacked by insect pests of Heteroptera, Homoptera, Diptera, Coleoptera and ...
M. Shafiq Ansari +2 more
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