Abundance of Insect Pests and Their Natural Enemies Associated with Brinjal (Solanum Melongena) Crop

Muhammad Ramzan (), Ghulam Murtaza, Muhammad Nauman, Aqsa Zainab, Ahmad Ali, Muhammad Umair and Mamoon Shafiq
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Muhammad Ramzan: State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
Ghulam Murtaza: Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
Muhammad Nauman: Institute of Plant Protection, MNS University of Agriculture, Multan
Aqsa Zainab: Department of English Language and Literature, University of Punjab Lahore Pakistan
Ahmad Ali: Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
Muhammad Umair: Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
Mamoon Shafiq: Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

Reviews in Food and Agriculture (RFNA), 2021, vol. 2, issue 1, 1-3

Abstract: An experimental study was conducted to check the abundance of insect pests and biological fauna in brinjal crop (Solanum melongena L.) during 2018. One acre of brinjal was cultivated for this purpose and data was recorded on weekly basis from ten tagged plant. In this study, biological fauna such as hover fly, honey bee, butterfly, green lacewing, praying mantis and ladybird beetle were recorded. The insect pests such as brinjal fruit borer, leafhopper, whitefly, leaf roller, thrips, stem borer, aphid and mealybug were recorded during the present study.

Keywords: Eggplant; Pollinators; Predators; Abundance; Chewing; Sucking insect pests. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.26480/rfna.01.2021.01.03

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