Insect Guides
Identify common plant pests and learn how to treat them organically or chemically.
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🐞 Beneficial Insects 56 ⛏️ Borers, Mining & Weevils Insects 110 🦗 Chewing Insects 118 🪰 Dipteran Parasitoids 1 🦠 Fungal & Bacterial Vectors 18 🧫 Microbial Pathogens 4 🕷️ Mites & Ticks (Arachnids) 38 💧 Sap-Sucking Insects 119 🪱 Soil Pests & Nematodes 39 🍯 Stored Product & Hive Pests 17 🦟 Viral Vectors 7
Severity:
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🔴 Severe Risk 58 🟠 High Risk 218 🟡 Moderate Risk 175 🟢 Low Risk 37 ✅ Beneficial 39
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Niger Aphid
Aphis gossypii
Sap-Sucking Insects Moderate Risk
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Niger Fly
Dioxyna apicata
Borers, Mining & Weevils Insects Moderate Risk
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Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus (NPV)
Helicoverpa armigera Nucleopolyhedrovirus (HearNPV)
Microbial Pathogens Beneficial
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Oat Bird-cherry Aphid
Rhopalosiphum padi
Sap-Sucking Insects Moderate Risk
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Oil Palm Bagworm
Mahasena corbetti
Chewing Insects High Risk
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Oil Palm Rhinoceros Beetle
Oryctes rhinoceros (Linnaeus)
Borers, Mining & Weevils Insects High Risk
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Onion Caterpillar (Cutworm)
Spodoptera exigua
Chewing Insects Moderate Risk
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Onion Maggot
Delia antiqua
Soil Pests & Nematodes High Risk
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Onion Seed Stalk Borer
Gynandrophthalma deficiens
Borers, Mining & Weevils Insects High Risk
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Onion Thrips (Indian Population)
Thrips tabaci
Sap-Sucking Insects High Risk
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Onion Thrips (Seed Crop Race)
Thrips tabaci (Seed-Crop Biotypes)
Sap-Sucking Insects High Risk
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Opium Poppy Capsule Weevil
Ceutorhynchus maculaalba
Borers, Mining & Weevils Insects High Risk
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Paddy Leaf Folder (Rice Leaf Folder)
Cnaphalocrocis medinalis
Chewing Insects Moderate Risk
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Paddy Root-Knot Nematode
Meloidogyne graminicola
Soil Pests & Nematodes Severe Risk
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Palmarosa Shoot Fly
Atherigona naqvii
Borers, Mining & Weevils Insects High Risk
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Papaya Mealybug
Paracoccus marginatus
Sap-Sucking Insects Severe Risk
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Papaya Ring Spot Virus Vector
Aphis gossypii (Glover) & Myzus persicae (Sulzer) — PRSV vectors
Fungal & Bacterial Vectors High Risk
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Parasitic Wasps
Various (Braconidae, Ichneumonidae, Trichogrammatidae)
Beneficial Insects Low Risk
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Peach Silver Mite
Aculus fockeui (Nalepa & Trouessart)
Mites & Ticks (Arachnids) Moderate Risk
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Peach-Potato Aphid
Myzus persicae
Sap-Sucking Insects Moderate Risk
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Peachtree Borer
Synanthedon exitiosa
Borers, Mining & Weevils Insects Severe Risk
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Pearl Millet Aphid
Rhopalosiphum maidis (Fitch)
Sap-Sucking Insects Moderate Risk
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Pebrine Pathogen
Nosema bombycis Naegeli (Microsporidian parasite)
Microbial Pathogens High Risk
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Pepper Pollu Beetle
Longitarsus nigripennis
Borers, Mining & Weevils Insects High Risk
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