Pest Of Rice TNAU

Hello sir I have confusion that my friend asked me, Do you know about Pest Of Rice??? But sir that time I didn’t know about Pest Of Rice so I gainsaid to him so sir would you please tell me what is Pest Of Rice?? What is meaning?? And what is the connection to the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University??

I want to know the Pest of paddy of Rice Skipper in Tamil Nadu Agricultural University TNAU so can you tell me?

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Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) is an agricultural university located in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.

Crop Protection : Pest of paddy

Rice skipper: Pelopidas mathias

Symptom of damage:

Edges of the leaves are fastened with webbing
Backward rolling of leaves
Caterpillar feeds from margin to inwards

Identification of insect pest:

Eggs: are white or pale yellow and spherical. They are pearl-like in appearance.

Larva: The larval bodies of both species are green. They differ in the coloration on the head. One larva has reddish vertical bands at each lateral side of the head and the other one has brown bands that are closer together and W-shaped. The mature caterpillar measures 50 mm long.

Pupa: The pupae of both species are light brown or light green. They have pointed ends.

Adult: The adults of the two species are light brown with orange markings and white spots on the wings. They can be distinguished by the pattern of white spots on the wings. One adult has seven C-shaped white spots on the front wing and four white spots on the hind wing. The other one has four small spherical white spots and two elongated spots on the front wing and the hind wing lacks spots

Management:

Drain the water and spray chlorpyriphos 20 EC 1250 ml/ha

Contact-

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
TNAU - RI Block, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, PN Pudur, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641003
0422 661 1200