Insect Pests of Vegetable, Ornamental and Spice Crops (2+1)

Stink bugs and Other

5. Stink bugs

• Common name: Stink bugs
• Scientific name: Aspongopus janus, A. brunneus and A. observus
• Family: Pentatomidae
• Order: Hemiptera
• Distribution: All over India
• Host range: Cucurbits especially pumpkins and gourds

Damage:

• Both nymphs and adults suck the cell sap and there by devitalizing the plant and retarding their growth
• Life cycle
• The eggs are deposited in long rows clinging to the leaves and tender shoots.
• Incubation period is 9-10 days
• Nymphal duration lasts for 24-28 days
• The bugs emit characteristic buggy smell hence the common name stink bug.

Identification

• Adults are flat, medium sized bags.
• A. janus is about 30 mm long, pronotum and base of elytra are bright red while head and wings membranes are black.
• A. brunneus is pale brown in colour and slightly smaller in size.

Management

• In early stage of attack collect and destroy the leaves and twigs bearing congregating bugs.
• Spary carbaryl 0.1%

6. Serpentine leaf miner

• Discussed under tomato

7. Phytophagous mites

• Discussed under tomato

8. Green house whitefly

• Discussed under tomato

Minor pests

S.N.	CN	SN	Family	Order	Feeding habit
1.	Cotton aphid	Aphis gossypii	Aphididae	Hemiptera	Sap sucker
2.	Flea beetle	Phyllotreta cruciferae	Chrysomelidae	Coleoptera	Leaf feeder
3.	Green peach aphid	Myzus persicae	Aphididae	Hemiptera	Sap sucker
4.	Leaf footed plant bug	Leptoglossus australis	Coreidae	Hemiptera	Sap suckers
5.	Leaf hoppers/ jassids	Eutettix phycitis	Jassidae	Hemiptera	Sap suckers
	Leaf hoppers/ jassids	Empoasca binotata	Cicadellidae	Hemiptera	Sap suckers
6.	Mirid bugs	Creontiades pallidifer	Miridae	Hemiptera	Sap suckers
		Cyrtopeltis tenuis	Miridae	Hemiptera	Sap suckers
7.	Noctuid caterpillar	Anadevidia peponis	Noctuidae	Lepidoptera
8.	Plume moth	Sphenarches caffer	Pterophoridae	Lepidoptera
9.	Pumpkin caterpillar	Diaphania indica	Pyraustidae	Lepidoptera
10.	Stem gall fly	Lasioptera falcata	Cecidomyiidae	Diptera	Borer
11.	Stem boring beetles	Apomecyna spp	Lamiidae	Coleoptera	Borer