Recognition of insect pests of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) at Tandojam, Pakistan

Abstract

For present studies insect pests were collected from Chickpea crop planted at Pulse department (Oil Seed Section), Agriculture Research Institute, Tandojam. The study revealed that 08 various species under 3 insect orders; Lepidoptera, Orthoptera, and Hemiptera were identified. The 3 species of Lepidoptera Helicoverpa armigera under family Noctuidae, Danaus chrysippus under Family Nymphalidae and Catopsilia pomona under family Family: Pieridae were recorded from Chickpea crop. However, the Orthoptera discovered with three species Gryllus bimaculatus under family Gryllidae, Gryllotalpa Africana under family Gryllotalpidae and Chrotogonus trachypterus under family Pyrgomorphidae. Furthermore, 2 species of order Hemiptera were observed i.e. Spilostethus hospes under family Lygaeidae and Acyrthosiphon pisum under family Aphididae.