Durgesh Kumar Patel1*, P.K. Bhagat2, G.P. Painkra3, K.L. Painkra4, Sachin Kumar Jaiswal5 and Y.K. Meshram6
1-5Department of Entomology, IGKV-Raj Mohini Devi College of Agriculture and Research Station, Ambikapur (497001) Surguja (Chhattisgarh), India
6IGKV-College of Agriculture and Research Station, Janjgir-Champa (495671) Janjgir-Champa (Chhattisgarh), India
Email: pateldurgesh230@gmail.com
Received-30.06.2022, Revised-11.07.2022, Accepted-27.07.2022
Abstract: The present experiment was conducted at experimental area of Research-cum-Instructional Farm at Raj Mohini Devi College of Agriculture and Research Station, Ambikapur (C.G.), during the period of study from 27th August 2021 to 2nd December 2021 at different stages of crop. The niger variety JNC-9 was sown and investigation revealed that nine species of insect-pests and three species of natural enemies. The crop was infested by leaf hopper, green stink bug, red pumpkin beetle, flea beetle, bihar hairy caterpillar, green semilooper, tobacco caterpillar, niger caterpillar and semilooper at the different crop growth stages and lady bird beetle, dragonfly and spider were recorded as a natural enemies.
Keywords: Insect-pests, Natural enemies, Niger, Occurrence
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