Insect Pests of Fruit, Plantation, Medicinal & Aromatic Crops (2+1)

Categories of pests

1. Regular pests: Occurring more frequently on a crop having close association with the crop. (eg) Brinjal shoot and fruit borer.
   
2. Occasional pests: Occurring infrequently with no close association with a particular crop (eg) Snake gourd semilooper.
   
3. Seasonal pests: Occurring during a particular part of the year. (eg) Red Hariy Caterpillar (RHC) in groundnut.
   
4. Pesistent pests: Occurring on a crop almost throughout the year (eg) thrips on chillies.
   
5. Sporadic pests: Occurring in a few isolated localities (eg) coconut slug caterpillar.
   
6. Epidemic pests: Occurring in severe form in a region or locality at a particular season (eg) RHC in groundnut in Bhavan Taluk.
   
7. Endemic pests: Occurring regularly and confined to a particular area or locality (eg) rice gall midge in Madurai dist.