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VOL. 6, ISSUE 5 (2021)
Pericallia ricini-A review
Authors
R Gnanamani, B Ramanathan
Abstract
Every year India suffers a heavy loss through insect pest infestation both in field and storage. The seriousness of the attack is decided by the feeding efficiency, host plant relationship, nature of the injuries conflicted and the susceptibility of the plant to attack. In recent years there is a significant lowering in the losses caused by insects because of the awareness of farmers and increase in scientific knowledge. To control any pest, it is essential to have a correct idea about the identification of the insect pest, its biology, distribution, food range, damaging stage, mode of damage and the nutritional ecology. Pericallia ricini is found all over India and is commonly known as castor hairy caterpillar. The black hairy caterpillar is a gluttonous leaf eater of a mixture of vegetables which is one of the most important notable pest in the world. There are several papers related to the control of P. ricini but limited number of papers related to the complete biology of this significant insect pest. Researchers should only if known the biology of the pest, they donate the controlling measures to any insect pest. Hence, the lacking of information related to biology of P. ricini, this review paper provide the better understanding about P.ricini and develop the knowledge about control strategies in both short and long term.
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Pages:135-138
How to cite this article:
R Gnanamani, B Ramanathan "<em>Pericallia ricini</em>-A review ". International Journal of Entomology Research, Vol 6, Issue 5, 2021, Pages 135-138
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