Aphids are green soft bodied insects which have two projections on abdomen called cornicles.
WHEAT APHID
ETL
TECHNICAL NAME
Rhopalosiphum padi/R.maidis
COMMON NAME
سست تیلا
CROP
WHEAT
WHEAT APHID
Damage
TECHNICAL NAME
Rhopalosiphum padi/R.maidis
COMMON NAME
سست تیلا
CROP
WHEAT
Both nymph and adult suck the cell sap from the tender leaves and ears, resulting in lowering of plant vigor and grain formation. They secrete honey dew that stimulates black sooty mold which hinders photosynthesis.
The armyworm is regarded as a serious pest and can damage and destroy a wide variety of crops, which causes large economic damage.
ARMYWORM
ETL
TECHNICAL NAME
Spodoptera litura
COMMON NAME
لشکری سنڈی
CROP
WHEAT
ARMYWORM
Damage
TECHNICAL NAME
Spodoptera litura
COMMON NAME
لشکری سنڈی
CROP
WHEAT
In early stages, larvae feed on tender leaves in central whorl of the plant and in later stages they feed on older leaves. Larvae feed at night from leaf edges towards midrib in a fashion goat have grazed field. They eat voraciously and migrate from one field to another.
There are different names of heliothis wordwide. Heliothis, cotton bollworm, corn earworm, or Old World (African) bollworm (also known as the scarce bordered straw in the UK, where it is a migrant) is a moth, the larvae of which feed on a wide range of plants, including many important cultivated crops. This is an important economic pest round the glob which if left unchecked, can devastate entire cropped area.
AMERICAN BOLLWORM
ETL
TECHNICAL NAME
Helicoverpa armigera
COMMON NAME
سامریکن سنڈی
CROP
WHEAT
AMERICAN BOLLWORM
Damage
TECHNICAL NAME
Helicoverpa armigera
COMMON NAME
امریکن سنڈی
CROP
WHEAT
Being as chewing pest larvae feeds on vital parts of plants. Reproductive parts are preferable target but if reproductive parts are not available then they can feed on any plant part. If found on leaves then due to hindrance in photosynthesis heavy yield loss may occur.