3 most common vegetable pests and their control measure
3 most common vegetable pests and their control measure Epilachna beetle Scientific name: Epilachna dodecastigma. Family: Coccinelliadae. Order: Coleoptera. This is one of the major pest for vegetable crops in Bangladesh causing considerable damage to brinjal,tomato, potato, bean and cucurbitaceous vegetables. Nature of Damage The beetles as well as grubs cause damage by feeding upon the epidermis of leaf tissues leaving parallel band of uneaten tissues between the leaves. Thus present a tube like appearance. They turn brown, dry up and fall of completely defoliating of the plant. Life History 1. Eggs are laid in batches on the dorsal surface of the leaves. 2. Incubation period 4-6 summer and 9-10 in winter. 3. There larval stages in up to 2 weeks, pupal stages in 1 week. …
