Brinjal insects A Lecture By Allah Dad Khan Provincial Coordinator IPM MINFAL Islamabad

2. Brinjal Gourd Insects
A
Lecture To ToT trainees ( FFS)
By
Mr. Allah Dad Khan
Provincial Coordinator IPM KPK
MINFAL Pakistan

3.  Crop: BrinjalScientific name: Solanum
melongenaFamily: Solanaceae

47. Stem borer: Euzophera perticella :
 Top shoots of young
plants droop and
wither.
 Older plants
become stunted.
 Fruit bearing is
affected
Symptoms of damage

48. Stem Borer
 Egg: Cream, scale-
like
 Larva: Fully grown
larva is creamy
white
 Adult: Greyish
brown, forewings
has transverse line
and hind wings are
white in colour
Identification of pest:

49. Bud worm: Scrobipalpa
blapsigona
 of damage:
 Shriveling and
shedding of flower
buds
Symptoms

50. Bud Worm
 Larvae - pale
whitish with pink
tinge
 Adult - small with
fringed wings.
Identification of pest:

51. Hadda / spotted
beetle: H.vigintioito punctata
 of damage:
 Scrapping of
chlorophyll
 Skeletonization and
drying of leaves
Symptoms

52. Identification of pest:
 Eggs: Cigar shaped,
yellow in colour
 Grub: Yellowish bearing
six rows of longitudinal
spines.
 Pupa: Yellowish with
spines on posterior part
and anterior portion being
devoid of spines.
 Adult: 14 spots on each
elytra, deep red
Identification Adult

53. Ash weevils: Myllocerus
subfasciatus, M. discolor, M.
viridanus
 of damage:
 Notching of leaf
margins
 Grubs feed on roots
causing wilting of
plants
Symptoms

54. Identification of pest:
 Larva Grub: Small and
apodous
 Pupa: Pupates in soil in
earthen cocoons
 Adult:
 M. maculosus: Greenish
white with dark lines on elytra
 M. subfasciatus: Brown
 M. discolor: Brown and white
spots
 M. viridanus: Small light
green weevil

55. Lace wing bug: Urentius
hystricellus
 of damage:
 Yellowing of leaves
 Affected leaves
covered
with exuviae and
excreta
Symptoms

56. Pest Identification
 Egg: White nibble
shaped eggs
 Nymph: yellowish
white with prominent
spines
 Adult: Dorsal side -
straw coloured
 Ventral side -black
coloured
 Pronotum and
forewings reticulated
Identification of pest: