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Overview of Insect Pests and Their Impact on Major Cereal Crops of Kashmir

	International Journal of Scientific Research and Engineering Development (IJSRED)	Full Text:
	Published Issue : Volume-3 Issue-4
	Year of Publication : 2020
	Unique Identification Number : IJSRED-V3I4P57
	Authors : Aafaq Nabi Rather, Dr.Amrita Kumari

MLA Style: Aafaq Nabi Rather, Dr.Amrita Kumari" Overview of Insect Pests and Their Impact on Major Cereal Crops of Kashmir" International Journal of Scientific Research and Engineering Development (IJSRED) Vol3-Issue4 | 448-454.

APA Style: Aafaq Nabi Rather, Dr.Amrita Kumari. Overview of Insect Pests and Their Impact on Major Cereal Crops of Kashmir. International Journal of Scientific Research and Engineering Development (IJSRED) Vol3-Issue4 | 448-454.

Abstract :

This work incorporates detailed field observations on insect pests associated with major (field) cereal crops of valley of Kashmir. The work has been conducted in different months of 2018-2019. Different Insect pests were observed during the course of work. Some insect pests cause little damage to crops like rice, maize, wheat, mustard etc and these are called minor pests. Some cause severe damage to these crops and are included in major pests. After the completion of survey it was found that most of the insect pests belong to orders Lepidoptera, Orthoptera, Hemiptera and Coleoptera. The most predominant insect pests of these crops observed were cutworms (Agrotis spp.), stem borer (Chilo partellus), army worm (Mythima seperata), grasshoppers (Oxya nitidula), green leaf aphid, leaf hopper and rice skipper. The work was carried out in order to have check on most serious insect pests of these crops that are responsible for the decline of productivity and income of the Kashmir. Therefore, the present study was an attempt to observe the potentiality of insect pests such as grasshoppers, stem borers, aphids, cutworms, armyworms, leaf hoppers, caterpillars of the important cash crops viz. rice, maize, wheat and conversely, to have check on their population. Therefore, the present study can form a basis for controlling these pest species in future, when there are likely chances of outbreaks.