Record of insect pests along with their natural enemies on chilli crop at Bilaspur

Abstract

The experiment was carried out at horticultural research farm of BTC CARS, Bilaspur during Rabi 2019-20. Studies on insect pest complex of chilli along with their natural enemies revealed that thrips (Scirtothrips dorsalis), aphid, (Aphis gossypii), mite (Polyphagotarsonemus latus) and jassids (Amrasca bigutulla bigutulla) as sucking insect pest, while tobacco caterpillar (Spodoptera litura) as defoliator and fruit borer (Helicoverpa armigera) were observed as the major insect pests on chilli. The activity of aphid (0.51) was observed during fourth week of November (47th SMW) and the activity of jassids (0.40) were observed during second week of November (46th SMW) whereas, the activity of tobacco caterpillar (0.70) were observed during second week of January (2nd SMW) and the activity of fruit borer (0.30) were observed during second week of March (11th SMW). During all the stage of crop, the natural enemies viz., lady bird beetle (Cheilomenes sexmaculata, Coccinella transversalis, Coccinella septempunctata) and spider (Lynx spp.) were observed.