Practical Manual of Insect Pests on Okra

Okra crop under ecological conditions of India is severely infested by sucking pests like leafhopper, Amrasca biguttula biguttula (Ishida), whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius), two spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch and shoot and fruit borers, Earias vittella (Fabricius) and Earias insulana. This practical manual contains information on the major insect pests damaging okra. The identification and management of each species is discussed in this book. The detailed photographs showing damage symptoms allow for rapid identification of insect pest problems. For each pest, integrated pest management practices is also described in this book. The book on Practical manual of insect pests on okra: a field guide for identification and management would prove useful to okra growers, extension workers, students and researchers worldwide to help them for identification of insect pest problems and their management