Table 1.
List of major lepidopteron agricultural pests.
Source Puri and Ramamurthy (2009)
| Insect pest | Scientific name | Crop(s) |
|---|---|---|
| American bollworm | Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) | Cotton, chickpea, pigeonpea, sunflower, tomato |
| Whitefly | Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) | Cotton, tobacco |
| Brown planthopper | Nilaparvata lugens (Stal) | Rice |
| Green leafhopper | Nephotettix spp. | Rice |
| Serpentine leaf miner | Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess) | Cotton, tomato, cucurbits, several other vegetables |
| Fruit fly | Bactrocera spp. | Fruits and vegetables |
| Mealy bugs | Several species | Several field and horticultural crops |
| Thrips | Several species | Groundnut, cotton, chillies, roses, grapes, citrus and pomegranate |
| Wheat aphid | Macrosiphum miscanthi (Takahashi) | Wheat, barley, oats |
| Pink stem borer | Sesamia inferens (Walker) | Wheat |
| Gall midge | Orseolia oryzae (Wood-Mason) | Rice |
| Gall midge | Several species | Fruit crops |
| Diamondback moth | Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus) | Cabbage |
| Hoppers | Several species | Mango |
| Pyrilla | Pyrilla perpusilla (Walker) | Sugarcane or rice at times |
| Polyphagous pests like termites, white grubs, hairy caterpillars and tobacco caterpillar | Several species | Many agroecosystems |