White Grubs

Authors

  • G. Sai Karthik
  • Vinod S. Kukanur

Keywords:

White grubs, Phytophagous, Sugarcane, Groundnut

Abstract

White grubs are polyphagous pests feeding on sugarcane, ground nut, potato etc. causing significant economic losses annually. They were included under five most destructive pests of India in 1956. Total number of species of white grubs ranged up to 1700 of which over 40 species are phytophagous. Here, we gave an overview on species diversity, nature of damage, life cycle and management of white grubs in India.

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Author Biographies

G. Sai Karthik

Dept. of Entomology, Prof. Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Hyderabad, Telangana (500 030), India

Vinod S. Kukanur

International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics, Hyderabad, Telangana (502324), India

Biotica Research Today Volume 2 Issue 5 Special Cover Page

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Published

2020-05-24

How to Cite

[1]
Karthik, G.S. and Kukanur, V.S. 2020. White Grubs. Biotica Research Today. 2, 5 Spl. (May 2020), 325–326.

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 5 Spl. (2020): May (Special), 2020

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General Article

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