Biopesticides for Insect Pest Management in Rice – Present Status and Future Scope

Of the hundred and more species of insects recorded as pests in rice, five pests viz., rice yellow stem borer (YSB), Scirpophaga incertulas (Walker), gall midge (GM), Orseolia oryzae (Wood-Mason), leaf folder (LF), Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guenee), brown plant hopper ( BPH), Nilaparvata lugens (Stal) and white backed plant hopper (WBPH), Sogatella furcifera (Horvath), are of national importance as their incidence has significant impact on rice yields across the diverse rice ecosystems. Other pests viz., rice hispa, Dicladispa armigera (Olivier) occurring in Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Orissa and north eastern region, green leafhopper, (GLH) Nephotettix virescens (Distant) prevalent in Bihar, West Bengal, Assam, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, gundhi bug, Leptocorisa spp. in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur and parts of Andhra Pradesh, climbing cutworm, Mythimna separata (Walker) in coastal upland rice growing areas, swarming caterpillar,

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