Major Insect Pests of Rice
The insect pests that cause serious and economic damage are commonly known as major or important insect pests of rice and these major insect pests are given below with detail of their scientific name, family name and order name,
1. Rice Hispa
The scientific or technical name of rice hispa is Dicladispa armigera (Olivier) belonging to family Chrysomelidae of Coleoptera order.
2. Rice Leaf Folder
The scientific or technical name of rice leaf folder is Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guenee) and it belongs to family Pyralidae and order Lepidoptera.
3. Striped Stem Borer of Rice
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4. White Stem Borer of Rice
The technical or scientific name of white stem borer of rice is Scirpophaga innotata (Walker) and it belons to order Lepidoptera and
5. Yellow Stem Borer of Rice
The technical or scientific name of yellow stem borer of rice is Scirpophaga incertulas (Walker) and it belongs to family Pyralidae of order Lepidoptera.
6. White-Backed Planthopper
The technical or scientific name of white-backed planthopper is Sogatella furcifera (Horvath) and it belongs to family Delphacidae of order Homoptera.
7. Brown Plant Hopper
The technical or scientific name of brown plant hopper is Nilaparvata lugens (Stal) and it belongs to family Delphacidae and order Lepidoptera.
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