Authors : Manisha M. Bhosale and Manjiri A. More
Page Nos : 196-198
Description :
Insects are most adaptable form of life. Herbivores insects are serious pests destroying one fifth of world’s food crop products per year. In India, agriculture is currently suffering an annual loss of about 8,63,884 million due to insect pests. Provision of food deals with protection of crop from insect pests . Eleusine coracana (L.) , also known as fingers millet is one of the major crop grown in western part of Panhala Tahasil of Kolhapur district. About 12 species belong to four orders of insect pests were reported in study area. Identification of insect pests and controlling them is a major way to increase production of finger millet.
Keywords : Insect pest, Nutrition, Hemiptera , finger millet.
