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Pest of brinjal | Eggplant

Pest of brinjal crops Brinjal / eggplant (solanum melongena L.) List of brinjal pest  Fruit and Shoot Borer Jassids / Leaf Hopper Hadda Beetle Spider Mites Termites Mealybug Tobacco Cutworms Whiteflies Aphid Thrips WATCH NOW Pest Attack In Brinjal Farming  1. FRUIT AND SHOOT BORER :- Fruit and shoot borer (leucinodes orbonalis guenee). The larvae of L. Orbonalis moulted four times and thus there were five instars. Total larval development period was completed within mean duration of 12-16 days. The average life cycle of male and female was 32-35 and 35-37 days respectively. Brinjal shoot and fruit borer completes its life cycle in 19-43 days. The initial infestation of shoot and fruit borer during 4th week of august at 47 days after transplanting and peak incidence was observed during 2nd week of september after 114 days of transplanting and thereafter declined gradually with rise in temperature. Damages :- The damage to the fruits start soon after transplanting and continuou...

All about brinjal farming| egg plant organic farming All about brinjal farming| egg plant organic farming

Brinjal / egg plant :-  Scientific name = solanum melongena. Brinjal is one of the most common tropical vegetables, grown in india. Brinjal is different in size, shape and colour of fruits are grown in india. Fruits are rich in vitamins and minerals like phosphorous, calcium, and iron. Brinjal is also known for its medicinal properties, and have decholestrolizing properties. Used for treatment of liver disease, cough due to allergy, treatment of rheumatism ( pain in joints ), treatment of colilithiosis ( gall stone ), and treatment of intestinal worms, etc. Brinjal Farming All about brinjal farming :-  Physical properties :- stem is spiny or non spiny with or without purple pigmentation which is deu to Anthocyanin.  Fruit shape may be long, oval, round, ovoid, cylindrical or elongated. Fruit colour may be nearly black, purple, white, green, or variegated. Flower biology and pollination :-  Cross pollination is due to its heteromorphic flower structure and is mainly b...

The life cycle of thrips

 Thrips are major in our agriculture sector, if can't control on time then they may damage the whole agriculture field, all crops may be totally collapse. So for controlling the thrips infestation we make this article, this article is very informative for farmers.  The life cycle of thrips | Thrips Attack & Control | how to control thrips #indianfarmer #khetvaarta :- WATCH NOW Thrips infestation are very massive in crops if once occurred in the field the whole crop may destroyed if not controlled on time.  How to find thrips :-  Thrips are tiny, long and slim, sap sucking. Having wings, a pair antennae.  Occurs due to simultaneously changing in weather. Same crop pattern for a long time. Several crop in a same field. Insufficient nutrient management. host- Chilli,capsicum, tomato,brinjal mango, grapes etc.  LIFE CYCLE :-  Female thrips Lays eggs on the leaf or lower side of the leaf or in the buds or flower.  Eggs are very small can't seen by ...

Whiteflies | Life cycle | infestation and control

 How Whitefies damaging our crops | All about whiteflies | सफ़ेद मक्खी life cycle and control How to identify whiteflies :-  WATCH NOW  How to get rid of whiteflies.  What are whiteflies.  Whitefly identification.  How to get rid of whiteflies in my garden. How to get rid of whiteflies.  Eliminate whitefly infestation.  Best insecticide for whiteflies.  Best spray for whiteflies.  How to keep whiteflies away.  How to prevent whitefly infestations.  How to treat whiteflies.  Whiteflies Characteristics :-  White flies are tiny SAP sucking insect yellow in colour, that may become abundant in vegetable and ornamental plants specially during warm weather.  Adult and nymphs sucks phloem sap(phloem tissue are responsible for transferring energy in plant organs). Develop on the underside of the leaves.  they excrete sticky honeydew and cause yellowing or death of leaves.  Related to a aphids,scales and mealybu...

Life cycle of an aphids

 All about aphid and there life cycle, how they reproduce, how they damage crops, how they develop, how to control them( cultural practices, biological practices, and chemical practices)  WATCH NOW About an Aphid:-  A very tiny insect have soft bodied peer shaped with long legs and antennae.  may be green, yellow, brown, red or black depending on the species and the host. a few species are appear waxy or wolly due to the secretion of a waxy white or grey substance over their body surface.  Have a cornicles:- the presence of Cornicles distinguishes aphid from all other insect, a pair of horn shaped tubes located on the dorsal side of an aphids abdomen that secrete a defensive wax fluid and alarm pheromones to deter predators and alert other aphid from danger.  Generally adult aphids are wingless but occurs in winged form when population becomes high on the same host. They are found on the underside of lgrowt, on stems, on new buds or other new succulent...